Published date: 30 October 2020

Last edited date: 30 October 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 December 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Library software package - 48160000

Location of contract

CV1 5FB

Value of contract

£100,000 to £105,000

Procurement reference

PD-539-CF

Published date

30 October 2020

Closing date

2 December 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

31 January 2021

Contract end date

31 January 2024

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

Coventry University Group is a forward-looking, modern university with a proud tradition as a provider of high-quality education and a focus on impactful research. Research at Coventry University forms a key strategic pillar in the 2021 Corporate Plan and has grown significantly over the last 4 years. The increase in quantity and quality of research has been highlighted by the rise in its research QS star ratings, and this trajectory of growth is expected to continue into the future.

The University is currently lacking a centralised institutional repository system that will allow researchers to store, externally share and preserve the final dataset outputs which they generate through their research, as well as allow Coventry University to consistently manage the data. The university also requires the ability to demonstrate compliance with funder open access requirements for research datasets, for both current and future funders (e.g. EPSRC).

As the University's research activity grows, CUG is seeking to procure a repository to host its research data outputs. This must be a fully managed software as a service (SaaS) solution.

Such a solution will provide clear benefits to the University:-

o To ensure compliance with Funder requirements and University Policy with respect to funded research outputs
o Discoverability of research data to improve the visibility and potential impact of University research outputs, and University research activity.
o User experience - improved interfaces and functionality for staff to manage their research outputs easily and efficiently in a seamless workflow.
o Business continuity - Effective succession planning improved through service design.
o Unified infrastructure- The purpose of the system is envisaged to produce unified infrastructure to support the management, preservation of and access to all the research datasets and allow us to better support Research Data Management activity.

Bidders should note the limited available budget for this engagement, and the fact that it is not possible to exceed this.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Victoria Finney

Address

Coventry
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 5FB
United Kingdom

Email

ab8794@coventry.ac.uk