Notice Information
Notice Title
Provsion of Research Award Management System
Notice Description
The University of Strathclyde is seeking to procure a comprehensive, modern, cloud-based end-to-end Research Awards Management System and associated implementation services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The University of Strathclyde is seeking to procure a comprehensive, modern, cloud-based end-to-end Research Awards Management System. The primary goal is to unify and streamline the management of research and knowledge exchange (KE) projects across their full lifecycle, from proposal development through costing and pricing to post-award management. The solution should integrate seamlessly with the University's existing systems and improve operational efficiency through enhanced data management, integration, and automation.
Renewal: Five, one year optional extensions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ebe8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033591-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £1,350,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
- Contact Name
- Nicholas Nixon
- Contact Email
- nicholas.nixon@strath.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1XU
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North East
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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