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title: "Research Management System"
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# Research Management System

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d4f71ea-d822-4bbf-b6f3-e6076f5c306a

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## Summary

The University of Exeter is currently in the award stage of a public procurement process for a Research Management System, with a total contract value of £1.408 million. This opportunity includes three lots, covering core functionalities, ethics management, and impact tracking, with respective values of £820k, £245k, and £730k, all including VAT. The procurement method adopted is an open procedure, and the contract period is set to commence from 2nd March 2019 and run until 31st July 2024. The delivery location is situated in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the technology and software development sectors, particularly those specialising in cloud-based solutions, research management tools, and document management systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the buying organisation is keen to engage with innovative suppliers who can provide capabilities for economic costing, project tracking, and ethics processing. Companies that excel in integrating financial systems and can offer robust reporting and analytics features will find this tender particularly suited to their services.

## Notice

The University of Exeter is looking to procure a cloud-based Research Management tool to deliver the following Lots: Lot One CORE including full economic costing PS820k including VAT Capabilities to support funding opportunities and collaboration, full economic costing and pricing, awards management, contract negotiation, project tracking and milestones, reporting and analytics, and integration with our Finance system. Lot Two ETHICS PS245k including VAT Capabilities to process and manage research ethic applications and approvals. Lot Three IMPACTS, PUBLICATIONS AND PROFILES PS730k including VAT Capabilities to showcase researcher profiles, pull in expertise and research publications from online databases, manage research outputs, outcomes and impacts, and capture REF specific information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ac9d611-8ab4-4f3d-91fc-58f767aae93c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,408,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EXETER |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX4 4QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Duryard and St James |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | DIGITAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH SOLUTIONS; WORKTRIBE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48311100 - Document management system
- 48781000 - System management software package

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2019 at 08:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ac9d611-8ab4-4f3d-91fc-58f767aae93c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ac9d611-8ab4-4f3d-91fc-58f767aae93c
  29th November 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=26910&B=EXETER
  All documents available for download using the above link.
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/53042
  All documents available for download using the above link.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.exeter.ac.uk

## Provenance

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