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UKRI-6389 InCites Benchmarking & Analytics renewal for NERC and BBSRC

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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02 Oct 2026 at 10:51

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) bought a renewal of Clarivate’s InCites Benchmarking and Analytics subscription for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The purchase provides those research councils with access to benchmarking and analytics software, classified as an analytical or scientific software package. It is a software subscription rather than a bespoke development or general research service. UKRI is the buying organisation; the requirement serves NERC and BBSRC. The procurement identifies no delivery location, so the requirement is best understood as access to a digital product for these UKRI research bodies rather than work at a named site.

The procurement is complete and Clarivate Analytics (UK) Ltd was selected; the contract is active and was signed on 24 September 2026. The contract runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. Its value is £73,257.59 excluding VAT (£87,909.11 including VAT). The requirement was awarded through a direct route below the applicable threshold, without competition, so there was no competitive evaluation or published award basis to compare. It was organised as a single lot covering the InCites subscription renewal for NERC and BBSRC. This outcome records a completed procurement rather than an opportunity for suppliers to compete for the present contract.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to provide research benchmarking and analytics software as a subscription, with reliable access suited to the needs of research councils. The selected supplier was a large established provider of the InCites product, indicating that product fit and the ability to supply an existing analytics platform were central to this purchase. Suppliers offering comparable tools would need to demonstrate how their analytics support benchmarking across research activity and can serve organisations such as NERC and BBSRC. The route used here was a direct award without competition, which is relevant context for competitors assessing this buyer’s purchasing approach. The requirement concerns a specific subscription renewal, so general software or consultancy capability alone would not establish a close match.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UKRI-6389 InCites Benchmarking & Analytics renewal for NERC and BBSRC

Notice Description

Subscription and access for UKRI-NERC and BBSRC to the Clarivate product 'InCites - Benchmarking and Analytics'.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f63
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093196-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48461000 - Analytical or scientific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£73,257 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Clarivate Analytics (UK) Limited

Further Information

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