Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Strathclyde · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Elsevier Limited
- Value
- £60,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- IT services · Computer-related professional services (CPV 72590000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 060774-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Jun 2026
- Published29 Jun 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is for the provision of SciVal software licences and support services. SciVal is a research analytics platform used to assess research performance, analyse collaboration activity, benchmark against peer institutions, and inform strategic decision-making through bibliometric and AI-enabled insights.
About the supplier
Elsevier Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01982084).