Published date: 14 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 21 December 2021

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Awarded contract (published 21 December 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Software supply services - 72268000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_283039/995198

Published date

14 September 2021

Closing date

11 October 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

20 December 2021

Contract end date

21 September 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Research and Enterprise Division (RED) works with academics, researchers, students and entrepreneur communities both in and also outside the University of Bristol. Within RED, the Research Development team provides expert support to academic members of staff who are seeking external funding for their research. The team also acts as a contact point for funding agencies and partners and has a detailed knowledge of a wide range of funding issues. 

The Research Development Team currently has a contract with a supplier to provide a tool that maintains an online database of research funding opportunities, is a source of international research policy, and details Higher Education Institution relevant news. 

The tool currently operates as a membership, which enables all University of Bristol members of staff / students to freely access an online site and have the ability to create tailor made funding searches specific to their research area and requirements, browse the news and policy articles and set up email alerts. 

The tool is also used by RED to create a fortnightly funding alert (in Excel and Acrobat formats) which is targeted to specific Faculties and Schools. RED wishes to have the option to replace this manual process with automated targeting of funding opportunities to individuals and groups, with the option for manual moderation. 

This tender opportunity is to procure an online, intuitive search tool that enables University of Bristol members of staff to identify and search for potential funding opportunities (either as an individual, or as part of a research group/School/Faculty), have access to relevant policy articles and keep up to date with relevant funder news items.  The University's expectation is for this to be a vendor hosted web service. It should be intuitive and simple to navigate around. The system needs to include funding opportunities from across the globe (UK, Europe, USA etc.), for a variety of schemes (responsive mode, strategic calls, capital, research equipment, fellowships, large grants, travel, prizes, access to facilities etc.), from an array of funders (government, industry, charity etc.), and relevant for UK based Principal Investigators or for individuals applying from outside the UK for grants which would enable them to move to a UK University.

More information

Links

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Please find all tender documentation published at the University's tender portal

About the buyer

Address

4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane
Bristol
BS1 5DS
England

Email

tu19629@bristol.ac.uk

Website

https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/web/login.html