Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5590 DETHERM Database License Renewal
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract involves extending the licence for the DETHERM database. This database serves the UK Academic Community as part of the UK Physical Science Database Service. The aim is to restore unrestricted access to the database in order to enhance the academic service provided.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 5 Jan 2026, 10:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMT
- Authority reference
C0690- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000221- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff11Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The contract will be awarded via a Single Source Direct Award, as the service can only be provided by a specific economic operator due to the absence of competition arising from the protection of exclusive rights.. The supplier holds exclusive rights to this specific collection of data and the intellectual
content it contains, which grants them exclusive database rights.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Jan 2026 → 14 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published295 days ago5 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMT
- Standstill ends285 days ago14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published5 Jan 2026, 10:35 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V.16 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £131,742 | 5 Jan 2026standstill to 14 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender