--- title: "Subscription to a Research Funding Database (Soft Market Testing)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9dc38c0d-bdb4-4371-b5a6-852c373e229f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9dc38c0d-bdb4-4371-b5a6-852c373e229f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9dc38c0d-bdb4-4371-b5a6-852c373e229f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9dc38c0d-bdb4-4371-b5a6-852c373e229f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON" published: "2019-01-22" --- # Subscription to a Research Funding Database (Soft Market Testing) Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9dc38c0d-bdb4-4371-b5a6-852c373e229f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9dc38c0d-bdb4-4371-b5a6-852c373e229f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9dc38c0d-bdb4-4371-b5a6-852c373e229f.json) ## Summary The University of Southampton is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a subscription to a research funding database, aimed at enhancing research excellence in a sustainable environment. This tender, identified as 2019UoS-0079 and classified under the CPV code 48000000 (Software package and information systems), seeks a solution that allows comprehensive, accurate, and timely access to research funding opportunities. Interested parties must submit their expressions of interest by 8 February 2019. The service will primarily benefit the University community, and engagement for this soft market testing exercise began on 22 January 2019. This tender represents a significant opportunity for technology firms specialising in software solutions for research and funding management. Companies that can provide user-friendly databases with robust search and customisation capabilities will be particularly well-suited to compete. Furthermore, vendors that can demonstrate experience in developing platforms for academic or research institutions will have a competitive advantage, as the University mandates broad coverage and weekly updates of funding opportunities from various sponsors both within the UK and abroad. ## Notice The University's Strategy includes delivering research excellence in a sustainable environment. Our primary commitment is to support the delivery of that experience with the highest possible level of quality. Further information can be found here https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/strategy/research-strategy.page The University is looking to provide it's researchers with a comprehensive funding opportunities database providing a simple and convenient, fast and informative way of searching for research funding in all disciplines from the majority of sponsors in the UK and overseas. The database should feature an easy-to-use interface and powerful searching and customisation tools designed to assist in searches for research funding. Broad coverage and alerting on all research funding opportunities, across all disciplines to match the University's research activity and updated on at least a weekly basis. Coverage should include the full range of research funding opportunities from the small travel grants through to funding for multi-million pound collaborative grants. The information should have wide coverage, with a high degree of accuracy and newly released calls should be listed within a week of them being announced on funders websites. All funding opportunities will be pre-screened for eligibility for UK researchers. There should be an easy-to-use online interface with powerful searching and customisation tools designed to assist in searches for research funding. Desirable criteria for searching includes: Sponsor, Discipline, Award Type, Closing Date, Sponsor Country, Funding/Participation. Searches should be downloadable in an easy to use format to enable Research Administrators and others to create targeted funding newsletters. There should be the functionality to create saveable customised searches and alerts for all users. There should also be the functionality to create targeted groups and replicate the University structure of Faculties. Additional information: This soft market testing exercise will be conducted electronically and the documents can be downloaded from the web portal (In-Tend) provided earlier in this notice. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-Tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the documents. Once you have logged in as a supplier, click on current tenders and locate the documents by clicking on the reference number detailed in section IV.3.1 of this notice. Further instructions for the submission of your response are below. (Please note that all queries must made be via In-Tend). To submit your return, please follow the instructions below: 1. Log In 2. My Tenders 3. View Tender Details 4. View Documents 5. Browse and Upload each part of your return (or Zip File) 6. Once ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use - Submit My Return -. You are only permitted to submit once. Expressions of Interest must be by way of completion and return of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire via the University's e-tendering system Intend by the date/time specified in IV.3.4. Due to the nature of this service it was not deemed suitable to be split into lots. In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, the University intend to publish the contract value at contract award stage, and reserved the right to do so. By submitting a tender response tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d7db398-63b5-4242-bb12-05606bf3ccc2 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jan 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Feb 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO17 1BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Portswood | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Test | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 22 Jan 2019 at 09:08 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d7db398-63b5-4242-bb12-05606bf3ccc2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d7db398-63b5-4242-bb12-05606bf3ccc2 22nd January 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/ - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/strategy/research-strategy.page ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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