---
title: "SciVal Database - Ongoing Software License"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0307b4"
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# SciVal Database - Ongoing Software License

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0307b4

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## Summary

The University of Plymouth is seeking to procure an ongoing software licence for the SciVal Database, a proprietary research database provided exclusively by Elsevier B.V. This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically classified as database software package (CPV code: 48611000). The process is currently in the award stage, with the contract valued at £192,625.80 signed on 1st January 2022. The delivery is expected to take place in the UK, and the procurement method applied was limited, involving negotiation without a prior public notice.

This opportunity represents significant growth potential for businesses in the software and database services sector, particularly those with expertise in proprietary software solutions or research analytics. Companies that specialise in database management, benchmarking research performance, or sustainable development data analysis would be particularly well-suited to compete or collaborate in future tenders initiated by the University of Plymouth or similar educational institutions.

## Notice

Access to SciVal proprietary research database.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

SciVal is a proprietary database from Elsevier (the sole supplier). SciVal provides the University with its core tool for benchmarking research performance against competitors in the sector, identifying strategic areas for research growth, and for monitoring its position against the Sustainable Development Goals and the THE and QS World University league tables (which use underlying SciVal data to calculate performance).

### Procurement Information

SciVal is a proprietary database from Elsevier (the sole supplier). SciVal provides the University with its core tool for benchmarking research performance against competitors in the sector, identifying strategic areas for research growth, and for monitoring its position against the Sustainable Development Goals and the THE and QS World University league tables (which use underlying SciVal data to calculate performance).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000287-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £192,625 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH, DEVON |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL4 8AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | Drake |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ELSEVIER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48611000 - Database software package

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2022 at 10:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000287-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/about-us/university-structure/service-areas/procurement

## Provenance

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