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Published 15 Oct 2026, 08:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Researchfish Explorer Subscription 2026–2027

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£28,530published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Elsevier B.V.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is a direct award under Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 (intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights). The requirement is for continued access by UK Space Agency to the proprietary Researchfish Explorer platform, owned and supplied exclusively by Elsevier B.V.. The subscription provides access to grant outcome data to support the monitoring and analysis of research and innovation outcomes arising from funded activities. As the intellectual property, software and access rights are controlled by Elsevier B.V., competition is absent because the requirement can only be supplied by the holder of the relevant exclusive rights.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Oct 2026, 08:19 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2026, 08:19 BST
Authority reference
UKSAC26_0073
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097250
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07880c Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 08:19 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £28,5301 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Elsevier B.V.——Awarded

Contracts

  • Researchfish Explorer Subscription 2026–2027 · Elsevier B.V.

    Signed
    8 Oct 2026
    Value
    £28,530
    Period
    8 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL 22 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Elsevier B.V.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PGGM-7148-RLWM Radarweg 29, Amsterdam, NL, 1043 NX, NLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender