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Published 10 Feb 2026, 08:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5589 NAC Countrywide CSD licence for Physical Sciences Database Service

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£98,438published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement relates to the provision of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) Consortium Licence, granting authorised access to the CSD for participating academic institutions across the United Kingdom.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
72260000 Software-related services

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
10 Feb 2026, 08:47 GMT
Last source update
10 Feb 2026, 09:05 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5589
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011629
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064bd3 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    10 Feb 2026, 08:47 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract details notice published
    10 Feb 2026, 08:53 GMT
    UK7
  3. Contract details notice published
    10 Feb 2026, 09:05 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £98,4381 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cambridge Crystallographic Data CentreVCSE£98,438 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5589 NAC Countrywide CSD licence for Physical Sciences Database Service · Cambridge Crystallographic Data CentreVCSE

    Signed
    5 Jan 2026
    Value
    £98,438
    Period
    6 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change Title change
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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