# Discovery - Information Representation Services \(IReS\) Terminology Server

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS Digital](/buyers/nhs-digital/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation \(
- Award value: £113,250
- Tender value: £113,250
- Award date: 28 February 2018
- Published: 3 April 2019
- Contract start: 2 March 2018
- Contract end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7249368f-19c3-494b-8efb-ff0cef21b501-280568
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-082a926a-c726-4a5d-85d7-c8268a77134f

## Description

This is a proof of concept \(PoC\) or discovery project, to test feasibility and inform more detailed requirements, prioritisation and roadmaps for a live terminology server infrastructure and services\. Integral to which is to demonstrate the syndication of terminologies and dynamic interaction capabilities, using CSIRO's Ontoserver software\. Ontoserver, provided by CSIRO, is a clinical terminology software tool, this version allows for ontology search, look-up and query functions\. On successful completion of this PoC, the intention is then to conduct another procurement for a live solution\. A mini competition, between invited suppliers, was held at the beginning of 2018, given the below OJEU Threshold contract value \(budget\)\. CSIRO is an Australian federal government agency responsible for scientific research\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7249368f-19c3-494b-8efb-ff0cef21b501-280568)