Cloud based Academic Research & Data Repository Solution

Contract summary

Industry

• Database-management system - 48612000

Location of contract

LN6 7TS

Value of contract

£156,665

Procurement reference

394

Published date

6 March 2023

Closing date

31 January 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

28 February 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

This contract was awarded via the Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud framework for a cloud-based repository infrastructure that will enable the University of Lincoln to store, manage, and publish digital outputs of all types. It is designed to facilitate the sharing of publications and data, to measure research impact, to promote collaboration, and to provide storage and preservation of research outputs. The platform allows your organisation to manage and showcase digital outputs in any format.

The solution accepts any file format and administrators have the ability to enable an optional review workflow. It help organisations comply with research data management and open access policies from funders, governments, and internal policies. It also includes 'exceptional' file previews, an open API (Application Programming Interface), collaborative spaces, automatic DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) or handles, and reporting dashboards.

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Award information

Awarded date

28 February 2023

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Total value of contract

£156,665

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Vasos Melides

Address

BRAYFORD WAY,BRAYFORD POOL
LINCOLN
LN67TS
England

Telephone

01522 837188

Email

vmelides@lincoln.ac.uk