---
title: "Research-funding information system"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-148975"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARDIFF UNIVERSITY"
published: "2025-05-29"
---

# Research-funding information system

Buyer: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-148975

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## Summary

Cardiff University, located in Cardiff, has completed the procurement process for a "Research-funding information system". The primary aim of this tender was to provide a web-based system that aggregates UK and international research funding information, useful for researchers seeking funding opportunities. This procurement pertains to the goods category and includes software-related services, internet services, research services, and research consultancy services. The procurement process, initiated as an open tender, reached its award stage on 29 May 2025, with the contract signed on 28 May 2025. The entire tender process included key dates such as the submission deadline on 1 April 2025 and the award conclusion on 21 April 2025.

This tender represents significant potential for business growth, particularly for companies specialising in software development, internet services, and research consultancy. Businesses equipped to supply technological solutions that integrate data from varying sources into a cohesive database would find this opportunity particularly relevant. Companies like Idox Software Ltd, which successfully secured the contract, exemplify the kind of entities that stand to gain by participating in such tenders, with the chance to enhance visibility and establish long-term relationships with educational institutions like Cardiff University.

## Notice

In order to support researchers in finding and obtaining research funding, the Research Service subscribes to a web-based, externally-provided system that draws upon a range of UK and overseas funding information and collates this into a searchable database of funding opportunities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148975 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 May 2025 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 4HQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IDOX SOFWTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72400000 - Internet services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 29 May 2025 at 08:47 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148975
- 12 Mar 2025 at 14:23 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148975

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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