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AwardedAwarded 6 January 2026

Areas of Research Interest Database

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · Central government

In brief

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology awarded IT and software work to Open Policy Limited (Overton) on 6 January 2026.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Open Policy Limited (Overton)£45,000
Awarded 16 December 2025
7 January 2026 to 8 January 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 085253-2025
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 003109-2026

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Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyLast 12 months

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From notice 085253-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 22 December 2025, last updated 14 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.