Contract

InCites Analytics Subscription for University of Aberdeen

  • University of Aberdeen

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-027436

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-049600

Published 28 August 2024, 1:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University of Aberdeen

University Office, King's College

Aberdeen

AB24 3FX

Email

e-sourcing@abdn.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/procurement

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00102

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

InCites Analytics Subscription for University of Aberdeen

Reference number

AU24/07

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72316000 - Data analysis services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Data analysis to measure the performance of University research outputs

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £166,674.93

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Main site or place of performance

Aberdeen

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Data analysis to measure the performance of University research outputs.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This is a contract award notice.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The University of Aberdeen subscribes to a product called Web of Science. The data provided by this produce is used to measure the performance of our research outputs as measured by the citations they receive. The only way to do this effectively is to use the analysis tool that Clarivate provide – InCites. As this tool is provided by the company solely for the purposes of analysing data that only they

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

AU24/07

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Clarivate Analytics (UK) Limited

70 St Mary Ave

London

EC3A 8BE

Telephone

+44 7799656999

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £166,674.93


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a contract award notice.

(SC Ref:776402)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Aberdeen Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace

Aberdeen

Country

United Kingdom