Research Professional · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£42,609published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Clarivate2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Research Professional is an online database of research funding opportunities and a source of international research policy and practice news. The product is primarily used by DSIT and policy professionals across the RD&I sector.

Contract covers 12 months access to the Research Professional product.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79980000 Subscription 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: 12 Jan 2026, 13:57 GMT
Last source update: 24 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-016481
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0603bc Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026

Contract award notice published
12 Jan 2026, 13:57 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
24 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £42,6091 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Clarivate26 Jan 2026 – 25 Jan 2027	£42,609	12 Jan 2026	Awarded
Clarivate	£42,609 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · Clarivate
Signed
26 Jan 2026
Value
£42,609
Period
26 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 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

ClarivateAwarded supplier 70 St. Mary Axe, London, London, EC3A 8BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Jan 2026, 13:57 GMT