DDaT24525 - Research Outcomes Collections System

UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)
South West
Open procedure
21 July 2025 to 20 July 2027

Implementation of a research outcomes data collection system to ingest award data, collect responses from awardees, and automate data harvesting from third-party sources via persistent identifiers. The service includes data validation, quality assurance, and delivery of final datasets to the authority via API. The scope also encompasses process governance, stakeholder engagement, and ongoing contract management support.

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Awarded value: £900k; As published
Published: 9 December 2024; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 18 July 2025; Elsevier
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 20 July 2027

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of research data collection and management systems, including automated ingestion, validation, and API-based delivery of research impact datasets.

Category: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
9 December 2024
Contract awardedto Elsevier
18 July 2025
Contract starts
21 July 2025
Contract ends
20 July 2027

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
Research management system contracts, 24 months: 1
Open research management system tenders: 0
Typical research management system contract: £900k

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How it compares

4.4× the typical research management system contract (£202k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/194842/ddat24525-research-outcomes-collections-system
Buyer reference: DDaT24525
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-9c9b9bcb-714a-4265-9c1f-aa7dbfcf1c67
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS). DDaT24525 - Research Outcomes Collections System. Contract award, 9 December 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/194842/ddat24525-research-outcomes-collections-system (accessed 12 October 2026).