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OpenStage · tender 428 days to close

Jisc

Electronic Research and Laboratory Notebook DPS

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48170000
Value£1.5m
Deadline4 Nov 2027
Published25 Sept 2024
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 25 Sept 2024428 days leftCloses 4 Nov 2027
Who to contact
Chris Hallahan
procurement@jisc.ac.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.5mtotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£1.6m

This is a large award for Software & IT Systems — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 30,286 valued Software & IT Systems tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Jisc publishes Software & IT Systems work continuously — 27 notices, roughly one every 33 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

JSL is establishing a DPS that will enable Jisc and its customers to easily purchase value for money and technically sound Electronic Research and Laboratory Notebook solutions (ERNs).

Electronic Research and Laboratory Notebook solutions are digital tools designed to replace traditional paper lab notebooks...

Please read the RTP document for further information and instructions.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
  • Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042dd1
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
030661-2024
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