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title: "UKRI-3676 Licence to the ICSD Database"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042b22"
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# UKRI-3676 Licence to the ICSD Database

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042b22

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## Summary

The UK Research & Innovation recently awarded the contract for 'UKRI-3676 Licence to the ICSD Database' to FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz-Institut fur. The contract involves securing a 2-year license for the ICSD database for STFC RAL in Oxfordshire. The procurement method used was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The total contract value is £205,214.99, and the contract was signed on 4th January 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialised in software packages and information systems to secure lucrative contracts. Companies focusing on providing database services to academic and research communities, especially in the field of physical sciences, would find this tender well-suited for their expertise. The contract involves unique database rights necessitating a specific economic operator, offering growth potential for providers with exclusive intellectual property rights in database management services.

## Notice

This contract entails securing a 2-year license for the ICSD database for STFC RAL.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract entails securing a 2-year license for the ICSD database within the UK Physical Science Database Service for the UK Academic Community. It ensures the continuation of a service managed by the Physical Sciences Data-science Service (PSDS), addressing the ongoing data access needs of the same community with established requirements. Additional information: The terms and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :-https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Documents/UKRIPOTCs.pdf

### Procurement Information

The contract award is suitable for publication without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32.2.iii where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator as competition is absent for the protection of exclusive rights. The supplier holds exclusive rights to this specific collection of data and the intellectual content it contains, which grants them exclusive database rights.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000405-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £205,214 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| 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 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FIZ KARLSRUHE – LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 5 Jan 2024 at 16:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000405-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fiz-karlsruhe.de
- http://www.ukri.org
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=833287063
- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Documents/UKRIPOTCs.pdf

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