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Areas of Research Interest Database

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Buyer Address: 22 Whitehall, London, UKI32, SW1A 2EG, United Kingdom

Contact Email: sigcommercialapprovals@dsit.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
45000.0 GBP
Published
22 Dec 2025, 10:08
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
09 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
08 Jan 2029, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
48612000 - Database-management system
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Open Policy Limited (Overton)
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Government Office for Science (GOS) is awarding a service contract for the development and maintenance of the Areas of Research Interest (ARI) database, Ari.org.uk. The database supports government departments in publishing and accessing ARI questions, primarily for external experts but also to be used by Civil Servants to improve coordination across departments. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 - Single Supplier: (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Areas of Research Interest Database

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