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title: "Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service"
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buyer: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE"
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# Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service

Buyer: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fb2519dd-d03b-4141-b0bb-c2eb1d8f8a0d

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## Summary

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has awarded a contract for the "Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service", aimed at enhancing access to journal articles through a robust Knowledge Base. This procurement falls under the IT services category, specifically services related to consulting, software development, and Internet support, with a total contract value of £388,000. The contract commenced on 1 April 2017 and will run until 30 September 2019. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure, and the tender originally closed on 16 January 2017.

This contract presents valuable opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in IT services related to digital libraries, information management, and software development for the healthcare sector. Companies that can offer innovative solutions for linking bibliographic data to accessible content, especially those with experience in supporting health databases or federated search technologies, are well-positioned to compete in similar future tenders. The growing demand for effective information retrieval systems in the NHS makes this sector ripe for entrepreneurial growth.

## Notice

NICE is seeking to procure a Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service that resolves the links between the Users' search query and the relevant full text journal articles that sit in a Knowledge Base. The Knowledge Base is an up-to-date and accurate repository of all the Content available to an organisation. NICE requires the provision of a Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Service that allow HDAS (and potentially other systems) to pass Citations and a User's Organisational Identifier and receive links that resolve to Content they are eligible to access. The Service will provide a seamless journey for Users typically from searches undertaken against structured bibliographic databases (also referred to as abstracting and indexing databases) and to the Content they are eligible to access. Content is made available through the NICE Evidence Services, in particular the Health Database Advanced Search (HDAS) facility, a federated search service for the NHS. HDAS allows Users to simultaneously search multiple bibliographic databases from a single search interface, and provides links in the search results to Content to which the User has access. Users are required to sign-in to the HDAS service and the Unique Identifier for the Organisation of which they are a member is used to determine the Content and Holdings to which they have access.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76b4c751-7b0b-4d07-8d4b-790cbbfe31ec |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jan 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2017 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £388,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £387,995 |
| 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 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 4BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (MEDICAL RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 24 May 2017 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76b4c751-7b0b-4d07-8d4b-790cbbfe31ec
- 7 Dec 2016 at 14:38 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51a3a38b-43c2-49b6-aafa-986b2438d599
- 7 Dec 2016 at 14:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51a3a38b-43c2-49b6-aafa-986b2438d599
- 6 Dec 2016 at 18:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51a3a38b-43c2-49b6-aafa-986b2438d599

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76b4c751-7b0b-4d07-8d4b-790cbbfe31ec
  24th May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51a3a38b-43c2-49b6-aafa-986b2438d599
  7th December 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2efa561-2de8-450a-a9a9-a270e4a8ff2b
  LRKB Tender Pack
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1f843bd5-f4e6-428c-b8a5-20d90df2c21b
  LRKB 2016 Tender Pack
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b9728799-9b40-4458-b398-fa93b578db6d
  LRKB 2016 Tender Pack
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/ab187786-8faf-4352-aa16-9af1894ec988
  Contract Document

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