Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 14 Apr 2025, 15:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Intention to Award a Contract for Hosting & Support of SND & SFSD

Official notice

Authority: Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£700,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to MacLaren West Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has a requirement for the continuation of Hosting and Support Services for its Scottish National Database (SND) and Scottish Food Sampling Database (SFSD). Additional development of the systems may also be required.

CPV: Added-value database services · Custom software development services · Data management services · Data services · Database services · Database software package · Database systems · Database-management system · Electronic data management (EDM) · Helpdesk and support services · Helpdesk services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · +6 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · Remote services

Extensions: Development services may be required. This will be managed using SoWs as set out in the Contract. The estimated value of this work has been accounted for within the estimated contract value of 700,000 GBP.

48610000 Database systems 48611000 Database software package 48612000 Database-management system 48613000 Electronic data management (EDM)48820000 Servers 48825000 Web servers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Apr 2025, 15:28 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2025, 16:33 BST
Authority reference: FSS/2024/021
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017734
Classification (CPV): Added-value database servicesCustom software development servicesData management servicesData servicesDatabase servicesDatabase software packageDatabase systemsDatabase-management systemElectronic data management (EDM)Helpdesk and support services
+8 more
Helpdesk servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0502ad Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

The need for continuity of service using existing digital partners while future options are considered and developed.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:797446)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £700,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MacLaren West LtdSME	£700,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
MacLaren West LtdSMESubcontracting: Microsoft Azure to be used to Host the databases	£700,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017734-2025-FSS/2024/021-1 · MacLaren West LtdSME
Signed
28 Apr 2025
Value
£700,000
Status
active
Contract 015032-2025-FSS/2024/021-1 · MacLaren West LtdSME
Signed
9 Apr 2025
Value
£700,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeFood 4th Floor, Pilgrim House, Old Ford Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 5RLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MacLaren West LtdAwarded supplier 15 Firethorn Drive, Cumbernauld, UK, G68 9GL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.