Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2023-12-08
Buyer: Karolinska Institutet
Country: SE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48219300 | 48810000: Information systems | 48812000: Financial information systems | 72320000
Estimated value: 2018400 SEK
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Karolinska Institute (KI), Stockholm University (SU) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)  invites companies, hereinafter called Tenderers, to submit tenders concerning a research funding database.
We need to procure a web-based research funding information service/database to be used by individual researches and university support staff to find research funding opportuntities in Sweden, EU and globally. The web based service must facilitateeasy access to up-to-date information regarding available funds and replace much of the hands-on internal communication on current calls. A news service should be included, focused at research funding and research policy news.
Karolinska Institute (KI), Stockholm University (SU) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)  invites companies, hereinafter called Tenderers, to submit tenders concerning a research funding database.
Karolinska Institutet (KI) is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Our vision is to advance knowledge about life and strive towards better health for all. Karolinska Institutet accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden and offers the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.
We need to procure a web-based research funding information service/database to be used by individual researches and university support staff to find research funding opportuntities in Sweden, EU and globally. The web based service must facilitateeasy access to up-to-date information regarding available funds and replace much of the hands-on internal communication on current calls. A news service should be included, focused at research funding and research policy news.
The contract will have different start dates for each university. See exact start date in section 5.2.4
The contract may be extended three (3) times for one (1) additional year at a time, for a maximum term of six (6) years. This applies to both KI, SU and KTH.The exact dates shall be determined upon signing of the agreement with each authority.
The tender request documentation consists of the following document parts:1. Invitation to tender2. Administrative rules3. Evaluation and qualification4. Supplier qualification5. Technical requirements6. Commercial terms and conditionsAdditional information published during the procurement procedure is considered to be part of the procurement documents.The Tenderer is responsible for acquiring all of the procurement documents.
The procurement is carried out as an Open procedure according to the Swedish Public Procurement Act (2016:1145) (LOU).
For more information concerning procurement procedures, please refer to http://www.upphandlingsmyndigheten.se/en/publicprocurement/.
If necessary, KI may request an extension of the tender validity period, for example, if the procurement process or the contract award decision is appealed in court.
KI shall reject all Tenderer’s claims for compensation for the work performed during participation in the procurement process.


Winner: Exlibris Scandinavia A/S
Award value: 2018400
Number of bids: 2