 The range of expertise required meant that the funders expected to see collaborative, multi-centre bids.A number were shortlisted with the winning bid chosen on 2003-11-26.Led by the University of Edinburgh (involving its School of Informatics, the National e-Science Centre (NeSC), the EDINA national data centre and the AHRC Centre for the Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law) the winning consortium also included HATII at the University of Glasgow, UKOLN at the University of Bath, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).