--- title: "Supply of licences to access a curated IT research database" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04bdea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04bdea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bdea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bdea.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DESNZ & DSIT GROUP COMMERCIAL" published: "2024-11-22" --- # Supply of licences to access a curated IT research database Buyer: DESNZ & DSIT GROUP COMMERCIAL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04bdea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04bdea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bdea.json) ## Summary The buying organisation, DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial, located in Meyrin, UK, is starting the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Supply of licences to access a curated IT research database". This tender falls under the industry category of "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support" with specific classifications including systems and technical consultancy services, data services, data-processing services, database services, and data management services. The procurement will primarily serve the UK region, and the future notice date is set for 31st December 2024. The tender is currently in the planning stage and aims to provide IT management-related content and solutions without bias, with a contract value of 1,500,000 CHF. This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services and database management solutions. Companies that provide IT consultancy, develop databases or offer data management and processing services would find this tender particularly beneficial. The successful Contractor will be expected to deliver a wide array of services and tools via an Internet-based portal, including research articles, vendor-neutral evaluations, procurement preparation tools, webinars, and tailored guidance from IT subject matter experts. This extensive and regularly updated service package offers robust growth potential for businesses and positions them as key contributors to DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial's IT research and management needs. ## Notice Description of the Procurement: The Supply shall include the following technical deliverables and activities: Access to a database/web portal managed by the Contractor and that provides access to the following listed types of content. * Research, in the forms of articles, graphics, presentations about current IT trends o General IT trends with a focus on IT management (CIO) related topics o Information and comparisons about Enterprise Applications incl. the qualification of solutions by their maturity, vision completeness and ability to execute on their objectives. o Information/research about specific IT trends and the related lifecycle and information and research about the maturity of a given technology. o Information/research about organisational IT topics (e.g. ways of working, building effective teams, measuring productivity). * Vendor-independent (fully neutral and without any other self-interest than presenting/selling the information) evaluations of solutions for different purposes in the Enterprise Application space (some non-exhaustive examples are HR Information Systems, CRM systems, ERP systems, Enterprise Architecture and Business Process Modelling solutions, Artificial Intelligence chat systems and coding assistants etc.). * Provide online tools that allow preparing for procurement of IT services and Enterprise Applications. These tools include access to vendor/tool/services comparisons, provide access to domain specific technical and functional evaluation criteria and questions. In addition to the access to documentation about IT trends, market evaluations as well as solution comparisons/evaluations, the licences shall provide access to: * Webinars about topics in line with the available research as outlined above. * Direct (online) face to face meetings on any IT domain topic covered by the platform to exchange with subject matter experts and to guide further research. * Tailored feedback, comments and advice from the Contractor's subject matter experts on documents prepared internally by CERN on IT domain topics. The Contractor shall actively curate the content provided via its web portal and keep the research information about IT trends, tool/solution vendors regularly updated. For instance, tool/vendor comparisons for common Enterprise Applications (such as CRM, ERP, HRIS and similar systems) shall be updated on at least a yearly basis. All services are meant to be delivered remotely, i.e. via the access to an Internet based web portal as well as online meetings. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Description of the Procurement: The Supply shall include the following technical deliverables and activities: Access to a database/web portal managed by the Contractor and that provides access to the following listed types of content. * Research, in the forms of articles, graphics, presentations about current IT trends o General IT trends with a focus on IT management (CIO) related topics o Information and comparisons about Enterprise Applications incl. the qualification of solutions by their maturity, vision completeness and ability to execute on their objectives. o Information/research about specific IT trends and the related lifecycle and information and research about the maturity of a given technology. o Information/research about organisational IT topics (e.g. ways of working, building effective teams, measuring productivity). * Vendor-independent (fully neutral and without any other self-interest than presenting/selling the information) evaluations of solutions for different purposes in the Enterprise Application space (some non-exhaustive examples are HR Information Systems, CRM systems, ERP systems, Enterprise Architecture and Business Process Modelling solutions, Artificial Intelligence chat systems and coding assistants etc.). * Provide online tools that allow preparing for procurement of IT services and Enterprise Applications. These tools include access to vendor/tool/services comparisons, provide access to domain specific technical and functional evaluation criteria and questions. In addition to the access to documentation about IT trends, market evaluations as well as solution comparisons/evaluations, the licences shall provide access to: * Webinars about topics in line with the available research as outlined above. * Direct (online) face to face meetings on any IT domain topic covered by the platform to exchange with subject matter experts and to guide further research. * Tailored feedback, comments and advice from the Contractor's subject matter experts on documents prepared internally by CERN on IT domain topics. The Contractor shall actively curate the content provided via its web portal and keep the research information about IT trends, tool/solution vendors regularly updated. For instance, tool/vendor comparisons for common Enterprise Applications (such as CRM, ERP, HRIS and similar systems) shall be updated on at least a yearly basis. All services are meant to be delivered remotely, i.e. via the access to an Internet based web portal as well as online meetings. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037784-2024 | | 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 | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Dec 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,500,000 | | 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 | DESNZ & DSIT GROUP COMMERCIAL | | Locality | MEYRIN | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services - 72300000 - Data services - 72310000 - Data-processing services - 72320000 - Database services - 72322000 - Data management services ## Release History - 22 Nov 2024 at 11:09 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037784-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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