--- title: "Practice Research Infrastructure" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b54f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b54f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b54f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b54f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER" published: "2024-11-21" --- # Practice Research Infrastructure Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b54f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b54f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b54f.json) ## Summary The University of Westminster is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for "Practice Research Infrastructure" in the category of Research and Development Services and Related Consultancy Services (CPV code: 73000000). Located in London, UK, the potential contract is structured into lots and aims to develop an innovative national practice research infrastructure. The project will begin with a basic infrastructure and scale up over three years subject to additional investment, with implementation expected to start in June 2025. The main focus is on using existing open-source platforms to create a scalable, integrated system for capturing, disseminating, and preserving content. Key dates include the publication on 21 November 2024 and the future notice date set for 28 November 2025. This tender provides substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for businesses experienced in technology partnerships and collaborative co-design with community stakeholders. Companies specialising in scalable open-source solutions and integrated infrastructure components would be well-suited to compete. The University anticipates working with multiple suppliers, offering a chance for various technology firms to contribute to different aspects of the project. Participation in the preliminary market consultation exercise can further refine the procurement process, although it does not guarantee an advantage or disadvantage for future tenders. ## Notice The University of Westminster is seeking indicative cost estimates, to inform funding bids, from potential technology partner(s) who are interested in and capable of working in co-design with the community to build an innovative national practice research infrastructure Potential projects would follow a phased approach, over three years, starting with the implementation of a basic infrastructure and scaling up subject to additional investment. As such, the requirements focus on the core infrastructure and assume using existing open-source platforms. This basic infrastructure must have the potential to scale up in size, functionality and number of users. We anticipate an integrated component-based approach to the infrastructure that encapsulates the potential for, firstly, the capture and dissemination and, ultimately, the preservation of content. We anticipate that there is an opportunity for partnerships working across more than one supplier, ### Lot Information Lot 1 The University of Westminster is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a contract. The potential scale and scope of this is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. At this stage, any information gathered through this market consultation exercise may inform any possible subsequent procurement process. Please note that participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise is not intended to place any provider at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Further information can be downloaded from https://procontract.due-north.com. Suppliers must register for free on the Proactis Pro-Contract procurement portal (https://procontract.due-north.com) by completing a simple registration. Once registered, suppliers can use the search function under "find opportunities" to find the Practice research Opportunity. The questions stated in section c must be completed and returned via the Messaging function. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than a response to the questions ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037688-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | 29 Jun 2025 | | Future notice date | 28 Nov 2025 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | West London | | Postcode | W1B 2HW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | West End | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 21 Nov 2024 at 15:27 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037688-2024 - 8 Nov 2024 at 23:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036340-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.westminster.ac.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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