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Published 20 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Provision of a Digital Strategic Partner for the Information Systems Division (ISD

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£4,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Oct 2020
Awarded to Informed Solutions Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of strategic advice, extend and help build the capability of the Division and support set-up of new approaches and ways of

working

CPV: Information technology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Digital Partner contract has two fundamental purposes:-Awarded

The Digital Partner contract has two fundamental purposes:-

  • To complement and supplement in-house Digital skills that will enable ISD to mitigate the risks associated with legacy systems; to ensure the infrastructure, applications and data estate is kept up-to-date and maintained in accordance with best Digital management practices; and to lead innovation, exploit Digital practices and technologies and be in the best position possible to deliver current and future services effectively.
  • To measurably enhance the capabilities of teams and individuals in ISD at each phase by providing skills and knowledge transfer that builds sustainable capability in Digital methods and tools. This will also increase the self-sufficiency of leadership roles to enable ISD to embed such methods and skills across its teams. ISD works in close collaboration with business areas in ARE, so a secondary element for the Digital Partner will be to more broadly work with ISD and business areas to embed Digital practices in policy and service design in an evidenced way Additional information: This notice retrospective and is a duplicate of Notice NOV398847 published on Public Contracts Scotland on 05 November 2020
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional extensions

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST
Last source update
20 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST
Authority reference
CASE/ITT 36203
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016785
Classification (CPV)
Information technology services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034836 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This was a competition under Scottish Procurement DPS for Digital Technology Services – Lot 1. (SC Ref:696766)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 63 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Oct 2020
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Informed Solutions Ltd.Subcontracting: Land information systems consultancy services DevOps, Cloud and Software Engineering services£4,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services G1-1 Spur Saughton House, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 3XDContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Informed SolutionsAwarded supplier The Old Bank, The Old Market Place, Altrincham, UK, WA14 4PAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.