Published date: 19 October 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

SN2 1FL

Value of contract

£25,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS CR18123

Published date

19 October 2018

Closing date

31 August 2018

Contract start date

17 September 2018

Contract end date

30 November 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 31st August 2018 at 11:00 Note: DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. Please disregard any content in this notice that requires your organisation 'to apply directly to the buyer' as this unfortunately is a system generated error that is outside of the contracting authorities control. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

To better understand the impact of their investments EPSRC wishes to commission an independent study to address a number of questions. In particular they wish to explore:
• the quality of EPSRC-funded research in comparison to other research in the same fields, whether undertaken within the UK or overseas.
• collaboration between EPSRC-funded researchers and other researchers, in the UK and overseas
• the contribution of EPSRC-funded researchers to identified areas of UK strengths
• the relationship between researchers' use of EPSRC-funded research facilities and research publications
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: • the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; • the name of the registered Bidder; • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Bibliometric Study 2018

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 August 2018

Attachments

Additional text

UK Shared Business Services eSourcing

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503
Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

Award information

Awarded date

21 September 2018

Contract start date

24 September 2018

Contract end date

30 November 2018

Total value of contract

£24,176

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITED

Address

Friars House,,160 Blackfriars Road
LONDON
SE1 8EZ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03940169

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN2 1ET
England

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk