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    ContractsCORE Software Development Services 2026
    Awarded contract

    CORE Software Development Services 2026

    Awarded
    £500k
    Published 1 Jul 2026

    Provide software development and technical services to support CORE, the world's largest open access research outputs platform serving global researchers, libraries, and funders.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South EastPublished 1 Jul 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £500k
    Published 1 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £500,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • QL
      Qubit Labs OÜ
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    1 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Service development capacity in the form of software development and associated activities to support the CORE project. CORE hosts the world's largest collection of open access research outputs, which are accessed and referenced globally by researchers, libraries, software developers, and research funders. This opportunity seeks experienced software development services to enhance and maintain the CORE platform, ensuring continued delivery of reliable access to millions of open access research outputs worldwide. Suppliers should have expertise in software development, system architecture, and experience working with large-scale digital infrastructure projects.

    Track record

    5 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY has awarded 5 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Qubit Labs OÜ1× · 20%
    2. INFOSYS LIMITED1× · 20%
    3. AIMEDIADATA LTD1× · 20%
    4. GCH DATA LIMITED1× · 20%
    5. IP-PERFORMANCE LTD1× · 20%

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06c128

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