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title: "DC-Electronic Counting for Scottish Local Government Elections 2027"
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# DC-Electronic Counting for Scottish Local Government Elections 2027

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dc-electronic-counting-for-scottish-local-government-elections-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-04790e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "DC-Electronic Counting for Scottish Local Government Elections 2027". Published status: complete. Published Value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services, Computer-related services, Data capture services, Electoral forms, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (+8 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £12,750,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04790e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dc-electronic-counting-for-scottish-local-government-elections-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-04790e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dc-electronic-counting-for-scottish-local-government-elections-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-04790e#participate

## Description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Electronic Counting for Scottish Local Government Elections 2027 and by-elections up to 2032.
The services required include only those necessary to prepare for and deliver the electronic counting of votes and do not extend as far as the provision of services for the conduct of the elections themselves, which remains the responsibility of the Local Authorities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22821000, 72000000, 72212900, 72222000, 72224000, 72313000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000
- **Description:** The Scottish Government requires a Service Provider to deliver electronic vote counting and associated services for the 2027 Scottish Local Government elections and potentially for any subsequent by-elections. The service provider will be required to...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 060891-2025-CASE/692538-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CGI IT UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-87357`
  - Value: £12,750,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 060891-2025-CASE/692538-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,750,000
  - Signed Date: 18/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060891-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-30T12:56:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T11:50:28.725Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04790e