Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
EDGBASTON
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
Contact
Karen Aird
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House
RC000645
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Pure Software Renewal
Reference number
SC11235/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Pure software for Research Information Management System
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: £85,924
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Pure software for Research Information Management System
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The current RIS (Pure) system is essential for the collection, management, analysis and provision of a range of research information internally and to regulatory authorities and funders, including the Research Excellence Framework (REF). Pure is integrated into various processes across the institution and vital to the managing open research. The current implementation of Pure requires a range of complex integrations from other core systems providing the data in a customised way.
As part of due diligence we will undertake a tender process for the provision of a Research Information System. We are currently collating process and technical requirements, including dependencies around the modernisation of hosting and integration approaches. There is a need to ensure that preliminary work to analyse, catalogue and plan the development of those integrations before the implementation of any new system. We intend to complete this work and proceed to tender ahead of the end of this licence term. This renewal will cover the time and resource it will take in order to carry out this tender work.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Elsevier Limited
Oxfordshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Companies House
01982084
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £85,924
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom