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260158 Contract for the Provision of a Research Intelligence Tool

Queen's University Belfast · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 10:01.

Opportunity overview

Queen’s University Belfast requires a Research Intelligence Tool to support institutional research and innovation strategy, planning, and evaluation. The tool will enable benchmarking of research performance, identification of emerging research strengths, monitoring of collaboration and partnership activity, and support planning for research assessment exercises and strategic planning across Faculties and Schools. Queen’s will develop requirements based on institutional needs, including functional fit, data quality, usability, interoperability, alignment with research culture and responsible metrics principles, and value for money. Key users will include academic staff, Faculty Deans of Research, Research Strategy & Policy Team, Research Development, Global Research Partnerships, Business Alliance, Library (Open Research), Global Marketing and Reputation, and the Research Intelligence Team.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV48610000 — Database systems
  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services
  • CPV72320000 — Database services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 900k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
260158
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Published risks
See tender documents.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
15 Sept 2026, 16:00

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Sept 2026, 16:00

Expected award period

Ends
9 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
30 days on receipt of an undisputed and valid invoice.

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Value of Contract Notice Edited on 24 August 2026 from £10800000 to £1080000. Specification updated on 1 September 2026 under Section 21: Contract Exit Arrangements. New version issued via clarification to Suppliers on 1 September 2026. 04.09.26 - Updated ITT Instructions to Suppliers and ITT Tender Response Pack issued to all suppliers to reflect clarifications received and resulting amendments to the tender documents. 07.09.26 - Tender submission deadline extended to 4pm, Tuesday 22 September 2026.
Id
084206-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1,080,000
Amount
900,000
Currency
AED

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical
Description
User Experience and Accessibility 15% Data Coverage, Quality and Transparency 10% Strategic Benchmarking and Research Intelligence 20% Research Insight and Impact Analytics 20% Reporting, Visualisation and Export 5% Integration, API and Technical Architecture 5% Implementation and Service Continuity 5% Support, Service Performance & Platform Resilience 5% Sustainability and Social Value 5%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
90
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
3 Jan 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
3 Jan 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
60 months

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48610000
Description
Database systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72320000
Description
Database services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Queen's Portal
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
084206-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Sept 2026, 09:28
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Queen's University Belfast
Id
GB-NIC-101788

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NIC
Id
101788

Address

Street Address
University Rd
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT7 1NN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT7 1NN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 079660-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 079928-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 080446-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 082507-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 084206-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·