Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-3662 License to the DETHERM database
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract involves extending the licence for the DETHERM database for STFC.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract involves extending the licence for the DETHERM database for 2 yearsAwarded
The contract involves extending the licence for the DETHERM database for 2 years. 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. Additional information: The term and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :-www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Doc… ↗
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jan 2024, 14:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jan 2024, 14:06 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-3662- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000234- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042ab2Find 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
The contract award is suitable for publication without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32.2.iii where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator as competition is absent for 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.
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=832820403" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=832820403</a> GO Reference: GO-202414-PRO-24899276
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. | £240,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000234-2024-1 · DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V.
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2023
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.