Official UK procurement notice
Data Center Hosting · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract covers the provision of dual data centre colocation services within Scotland across two geographically separate sites, including secure rack space, power and cooling, and associated connectivity for NHS NSS-owned infrastructure. The scope includes supplier-managed migration services (audit, design, cabling, connectivity enablement and service migration) to move services from the current sites.
CPV: Computer-related management services · Data network management and support services · Data storage services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 8 suppliers · 10 bids received (1.3 per place) · 5 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1A mini-competition was undertaken through the Scottish Government Cloud and Hosting…AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000
A mini-competition was undertaken through the Scottish Government Cloud and Hosting Services Framework (SP-22-023). Although the framework includes multiple suppliers and permits direct award, a competition was selected to evidence best value.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 85
- Price: 15
- Suitability
N/A
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: The Authority, on 1st August 2023 will undertake a Company Financial Assessment for each Tenderer using Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Failure Risk Score for the Tenderer and any consortia or reliance members. Details of the D&B "A Guide to Dun & Bradstreet’s Predictive Indicators" – can…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Data Center Hosting” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Dec 2022, 08:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 May 2026, 14:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
NP610726- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043486- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a7dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:831736)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Apr 2023 → 12 May 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected3 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published164 days ago12 May 2026, 14:01 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2023- Published value updated to £20,000,00015 Jun 2023, 08:37 BSTwas £30,000,000
- Status changed to active15 Jun 2023, 08:37 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Jun 2023, 08:37 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST15 Jun 2023, 08:37 BST
- Status changed to complete21 Nov 2023, 16:48 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 May 2026, 14:01 BST
- Buyer details updated12 May 2026, 14:01 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-12: 1 release · 5 Dec 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 043486-2026-NP610726-1
- Signed
- 27 Apr 2026
- Value
- £1,608,810
- Status
- active
Contract 034454-2023-SP-22-023-1
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2023
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic · 1 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Scottish GovernmentContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- BrightSolidFramework contractor
- DataVita LimitedFramework contractor
- DataVita LtdFramework contractor
- Iomart HostingFramework contractor
- Softcat PlcFramework contractor
- Storm IDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.