Award

Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

24 May 2017 at 16:22

Award Notice
TenderAmendment

07 Dec 2016 at 14:38

Tender Notice
TenderAmendment

07 Dec 2016 at 14:30

Tender Notice
Tender

06 Dec 2016 at 18:57

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has awarded a contract for the "Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service", aimed at enhancing access to journal articles through a robust Knowledge Base. This procurement falls under the IT services category, specifically services related to consulting, software development, and Internet support, with a total contract value of £388,000. The contract commenced on 1 April 2017 and will run until 30 September 2019. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure, and the tender originally closed on 16 January 2017.

This contract presents valuable opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in IT services related to digital libraries, information management, and software development for the healthcare sector. Companies that can offer innovative solutions for linking bibliographic data to accessible content, especially those with experience in supporting health databases or federated search technologies, are well-positioned to compete in similar future tenders. The growing demand for effective information retrieval systems in the NHS makes this sector ripe for entrepreneurial growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service

Notice Description

NICE is seeking to procure a Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service that resolves the links between the Users' search query and the relevant full text journal articles that sit in a Knowledge Base. The Knowledge Base is an up-to-date and accurate repository of all the Content available to an organisation. NICE requires the provision of a Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service that allow HDAS (and potentially other systems) to pass Citations and a User's Organisational Identifier and receive links that resolve to Content they are eligible to access. The Service will provide a seamless journey for Users typically from searches undertaken against structured bibliographic databases (also referred to as abstracting and indexing databases) and to the Content they are eligible to access. Content is made available through the NICE Evidence Services, in particular the Health Database Advanced Search (HDAS) facility, a federated search service for the NHS. HDAS allows Users to simultaneously search multiple bibliographic databases from a single search interface, and provides links in the search results to Content to which the User has access. Users are required to sign-in to the HDAS service and the Unique Identifier for the Organisation of which they are a member is used to determine the Content and Holdings to which they have access.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fb2519dd-d03b-4141-b0bb-c2eb1d8f8a0d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76b4c751-7b0b-4d07-8d4b-790cbbfe31ec
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£388,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£387,995 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 May 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jan 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Mar 20178 years ago
Contract Period
2 Apr 2017 - 30 Sep 2019 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 4BT
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (MEDICAL RESEARCH

Further Information

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