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Boardex Academic Research Data

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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Summary of the contracting process

The University Of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for the provision of Boardex Academic Research Data to Altrata Limited. The procurement process was conducted via a limited procurement method, specifically an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The University's requirement for this data was due to its coverage and range that no other dataset met. The contract, valued at £104,671.64 GBP, was signed on 15th February 2024. The procurement falls under the mainProcurementCategory of services and is part of the Education industry category.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses, particularly those in the services sector, to explore collaborations with the University Of Edinburgh. Companies handling data services for academic research may find this tender well-suited for business growth. The contracting authority, the University, sought unique data services from suppliers due to technical reasons, resulting in a single supplier winning the contract. Businesses with innovative and specialized solutions in data provision for academic institutions may have a competitive edge in similar future tenders within the education sector.

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Notice Title

Boardex Academic Research Data

Notice Description

BoardEx provides data on the boards of public listed private companies and is used for academic research.

Lot Information

Lot 1

BoardEx provides the University of Edinburgh with data on the boards of public listed private companies which is required for academic research.. As this was an NCA there was no evaluation involved regarding quality however, the system does not allow for no quality % to be inserted.

Procurement Information

BoardEx provide access to corporate and executive data to the University of Edinburgh Business School that supports research and teaching. There are no other datasets available that meets the University of Edinburgh requirements due to its coverage and range of data. As such, competition is absent due to technical reasons.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000758373
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB499815
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£104,671 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Feb 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Contact Name
Andy Oughton
Contact Email
aoughton@ed.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1316502508

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALTRATA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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