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title: "UKRI Dimensions Private Instance"
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# UKRI Dimensions Private Instance

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5660554a-1b74-45a4-b01e-b4597293d8a1

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## Summary

The UK Shared Business Services Limited is seeking to enhance its capabilities through the procurement of the "UKRI Dimensions Private Instance" software. This project, classified under the CPV category for software packages and information systems, is currently in the Award stage, having been completed with an awarded contract value of £636,355. The contract, awarded to Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc., covers a period from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021. The procurement method employed was a direct award via a single tender action, following Regulation 32 for additional deliveries from the original supplier.

This procurement provides opportunities for businesses involved in supplying software solutions and data services, especially those with expertise in creating integrated datasets for research and analytics. Companies that specialise in technical setups connecting various data sources or those offering training and consultancy services may find this contract particularly relevant. This contract's completion signifies a chance for similar businesses to highlight their capabilities and align with future projects that UK Shared Business Services and similar public authorities might initiate.

## Notice

***Please note this is not a call for competition*** UKRI had a need to Purchase Dimensions Software. The data service and products are: - Uniquely intrinsically linked datasets, linking funding awards to publications, patents, clinical trials. - Technical set up that links the UKRI dataset with external data. - Delivery and support of datasets to allow in house capability and analysis. - Access to a web interface to query and export data, this allows for keywords/similarity searches. - Development of classification categories based on title and abstract research. - Peer review finder, ability to find expert reviewers based on the researcher's corpus of publications or grants. - Training and support including analytical consultancy. This contract has been awarded under Regulation 32, (5), (b) - for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplier or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b96d55ba-00e2-4370-84e1-a0cea138b35a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £636,355 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £636,355 |
| 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DIGITAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2020 at 12:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b96d55ba-00e2-4370-84e1-a0cea138b35a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b96d55ba-00e2-4370-84e1-a0cea138b35a
  7th September 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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