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title: "Research Funding Search Tool"
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# Research Funding Search Tool

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-funding-search-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-02de31). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Bristol: "Research Funding Search Tool". Published status: complete. Published Value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Oct 2021, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: tenders.bris.ac.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Bristol](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bristol-urn-133799)
- **Published Value:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 October 2021 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industry specific software package, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £264,134 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-funding-search-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-02de31#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02de31`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-funding-search-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-02de31#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tenders.bris.ac.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftenders.bris.ac.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-funding-search-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-02de31#participate

## Description
The Research and Enterprise Division (RED) works with academics, researchers, students and entrepreneur communities both in and also outside the University of Bristol. Within RED, the Research Development team provides expert support to academic members of staff who are seeking external funding for their research. The team also acts as a contact point for funding agencies and partners and has a detailed knowledge of a wide range of funding issues. 
This tender aimed to procure an online, intuitive search tool that enables University of Bristol members of staff to identify and search for potential funding opportunities (either as an individual, or as part of a research group/School/Faculty), have access to relevant policy articles and keep up to date with relevant funder news items.  
Following Open competition, a contract has been awarded a SaaS solution for a period of 3 year plus 2 x 1 year option periods

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48100000, 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Following Open competition, a contract has been awarded a SaaS solution for a period of 3 year plus 2 x 1 year option periods

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Research Funding Search Tool (active)
  - Award id: `031992-2021-IT-1120-023-PC_1912-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ex Libris (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177337`
  - Value: £264,134 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Research Funding Search Tool (active)
  - Signed Value: £264,134
  - Signed Date: 21/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031992-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-21T22:45:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T06:31:59.735Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02de31