SciVal Database - Ongoing Software License

Official notice

Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£192,626published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jan 2022

Awarded to Elsevier B.V.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Access to SciVal proprietary research database.

CPV: Database software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1SciVal is a proprietary database from Elsevier (the sole supplier)

SciVal is a proprietary database from Elsevier (the sole supplier).

SciVal provides the University with its core tool for benchmarking research performance against competitors in the sector, identifying strategic areas for research growth, and for monitoring its position against the Sustainable Development Goals and the THE and QS World University league tables (which use underlying SciVal data to calculate performance).

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Jan 2022, 10:36 GMT
Last source update: 6 Jan 2022, 10:36 GMT
Authority reference: LIB/EBV/SW/JF/01/22
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-000287
Classification (CPV): Database software package
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0307b4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: SciVal is a proprietary database from Elsevier (the sole supplier).
SciVal provides the University with its core tool for benchmarking research performance against competitors in the sector, identifying strategic areas for research growth, and for monitoring its position against the Sustainable Development Goals and the THE and QS World University league tables (which use underlying SciVal data to calculate performance).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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Awards 1

Awarded value £192,6261 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jan 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Elsevier B.V.	£192,626 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000287-2022-1 · Elsevier B.V.
Signed
1 Jan 2022
Value
£192,626
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Plymouth

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 1128013 Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, UK, PL4 8AAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Elsevier B.V.Awarded supplier Amsterdam, NL

Official documents & specifications

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