Awarded contract

Areas of Research Interest Database

Details

Value
GBP 45,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Database-management system
Published
22 December 2025

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. VAT is recoverable on this contract. ## Contract award Title: Areas of Research Interest Database

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date16 December 2025
  2. Completed: Award published22 December 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date8 January 2029in 2 years

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Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a public sector buyer in United Kingdom publishing tenders and awards on Stotles. Explore their procurement activity and find more opportunities like this one.

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  • 48612000 · Database-management system

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