Official UK procurement notice
Bibliometric data- SciVal · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionElsevier.B.V currently holds individual subscription licences for SciVal, which provides access to bibliometric data and essential impact metrics and analytical data required by several teams within DSIT. This data is fundamental to supporting ongoing research across diverse sectors, enabling assessment of the effectiveness and influence of DSIT’s funding and investment initiatives. Furthermore, SciVal’s information will be used for skills and workforce monitoring, specifically to track the career trajectories of professionals within the UK science and technology sectors. The continuity of this data provision is crucial, as it directly feeds into Official Statistics, departmental publications, and underpins the department’s core operational functions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 9 Sept 2025, 10:31 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 10:09 BST
- Authority reference
con_8788- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066592- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05965fFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2025- Contract award notice published9 Sept 2025, 10:31 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2025, 10:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsevier B.V.Bibliometric data10 Oct 2025 – 9 Oct 2026 | £41,242 | 9 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
| Elsevier B.V. | £34,368 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Elsevier B.V.
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2025
- Value
- £34,368
- Period
- 10 Oct 2025 – 9 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Elsevier B.V.,Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender