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Published 28 Nov 2025, 08:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cloud Services Provider · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Skills Development Scotland Ltd

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Published estimate£3,820,236exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Jan 2026awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to Ensono Ltd and Ensono Digital Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of the tendered services covers provision of an Azure Expert Cloud Service Provider (CSP) services as well as delivering a co-managed service management model of the Azure services.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,820,236
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 year initial period with the option to extend for 12 months on one occasionVariant bids: not allowed
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see the tender documents for further information on selection criteria

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Open 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Nov 2025, 08:51 GMT
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Jan 2026 – …
Authority reference
P25-003
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086637
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eab6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment

Publisher note: The contract value is anticipated. The value of the contract will depend on the services required throughout the duration of the contract (SC Ref:842872)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Default.aspx ↗

Timeline

7 Jan 2026 → 11 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened288 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline281 days ago
    14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until198 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published41 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2025
  1. Deadline moved to 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    15 Dec 2025, 11:46 GMT
    +7 days · was 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.27 Jan 202614 Jan 2026+7 d
—Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.67 Apr 202614 Apr 2026+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.77 Jan 202614 Jan 2026+7 d

Tender submission deadline extended to accommodate responses to questions received

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,172,9341 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ensono Ltd and Ensono Digital Ltd£1,172,934 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Skills Development Scotland Ltd

Contracting authorityNon departmental public bodyEducation Monteith House, 11 George Square, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 1DYContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Skills Development ScotlandReview contact point GlasgowContact email, phone
  • The Sheriff Clerk's OfficeReview body GlasgowContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria