Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Aberdeen
University Office, King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3FX
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