Official UK procurement notice
ICT Data Platform Consultancy Services
Authority: Ayrshire College (Education)
Ayrshire College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced technical specialist partner to support the development of a modern, secure and scalable enterprise data platform capability for Ayrshire College. The engagement will be a staged contract with the main stages 1 to 3, listed below, being guaranteed to the successful contractor with stages 4 and 5 to be actioned only after a review by the college of the outcomes to date and performance of the contractor: Bidders must provide indicative programme plans for the first 3 stages.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAyrshire College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced technical specialist partner to support the development of a modern, secure and scalable enterprise data platform capability for Ayrshire College.
CPV: Systems and technical consultancy services
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Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Closed
- 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
- 29 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Nov 2026 – …
- Authority reference
2026-PS-13- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091992- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=844297. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:844297)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published45 days ago29 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
- Submission deadline2 days ago11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 days ago11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.