Award

Provision of Knowledge Graph Platform

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

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Award

09 Apr 2025 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde has awarded a contract for the "Provision of Knowledge Graph Platform" under the Scottish Government Value Added Reseller Services (SVARS) SP-21-034 Framework Agreement. This procurement is categorised under the "Education" industry and involves the delivery of goods to Glasgow, specifically within the UKM82 region. The procurement process, which is now in the Award stage, utilised an open procedure. Key dates include the contract award notice dated 9th April 2025 and the contract signing date on 19th March 2025, with the total contract value amounting to £542,974.77.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in software provision and consultancy services within the realm of data architecture and knowledge graph platforms. This contract is ideal for large corporations capable of providing comprehensive data solutions and support services, such as the awardee, Computacenter. Companies with expertise in developing state-of-the-art data systems and those able to offer scalable solutions for advanced crystallisation and continuous manufacturing processes will find this contract particularly beneficial for long-term growth and establishing a foothold in educational and research-focused sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Knowledge Graph Platform

Notice Description

This Contract Award Notice is for the contract awarded to a single supplier for the Provision of a Knowledge Graph Platform for CMAC. This contract was awarded under the Scottish Government Value Added Reseller Services (SVARS) SP-21-034 Framework Agreement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Contract Award Notice is for the contract awarded under the Scottish Government Software Value Added Reseller Services (SVARS) Agreement (SP-21-034). The Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation Centre (CMAC) are developing a state of the art data architecture in support of the Lab of the Future vision and the new CMAC Data Lab initiative. The Knowledge Graph platform will provide a platform to organise data from multiple sources, captures information about entities of interest in a given domain or task and forces connections between them. This contract is to provide Knowledge Graph software and consultancy support services to embed the platform within CMAC's facilities.

Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000795853
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528019
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£542,974 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Mar 202511 months 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Contact Name
Mrs Laura A Shaw
Contact Email
laura.shaw@strath.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7811592949

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COMPUTACENTER

Further Information

Notice Documents

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