Buyer Name: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
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Buyer Name: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
Buyer Address: 10 South Colonnade, London, UKI42, E14 4PU, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurementnotices@ukhsa.gov.uk
UKHSA has awarded a direct award contract for the provision of access to the Web of Science Platform from Clarivate Analytics via Jisc Services Limited. The contract supports research and citation indexing services essential for UKHSA’s scientific and academic work. The agreement runs approximately three years, starting on 25 November 2025 and ending on 30 September 2028, under a direct award procedure above threshold.
No linked documents found for this notice.
Lot 1 Status: complete
Document Description: Not published
Contract Title: Clarivate Analytics: ( WOS 2026) Web of Science platform
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