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Published 30 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Managed ICT Service Partner

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

Services
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Postal and telecommunications services (64)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 15 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Managed ICT Service Partner for approximately 120 users within Lothian Pension Fund

CPV: Computer facilities management services · Computer network services · Computer-related management services · Computer-related services · Data services · Development of service level agreements · Local area network services · Software maintenance and repair services · Software package and information systems · Technical computer support services · Telecommunications services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lothian Pension Fund is seeking to engage with the market in advance of procuring a strategic managed ICT services partnerPlanned
Lothian Pension Fund is seeking to engage with the market in advance of procuring a strategic managed ICT services partner. The organisation employs approximately 120 staff and delivers pension services to more than 103,000 members. Lothian Pension Fund requires a secure, resilient and modern ICT service to support its operations within a highly regulated pension administration and investment management environment. The anticipated scope includes service design and transition, service desk and end-user support, infrastructure and network management, cloud and Microsoft 365 services, storage, b…
Delivery: Scotland
48000000 Software package and information systems64200000 Telecommunications services72267000 Software maintenance and repair services72300000 Data services72510000 Computer-related management services72514000 Computer facilities management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
30 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST
Authority reference
CT1861
Classification (CPV)
Computer facilities management servicesComputer network servicesComputer-related management servicesComputer-related servicesData servicesDevelopment of service level agreementsLocal area network servicesSoftware maintenance and repair servicesSoftware package and information systemsTechnical computer support services+1 more
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d06

Publisher note: Interested organisations are invited to note interest. At this stage the purpose of the Prior Information Notice is to establish market interest in this opportunity. Organisations may be asked to engage either with written statements or Teams meetings over the following months. It is expected that any future tender exercise will involve a shortlisting exercise followed by rounds of dialogue or negotiation to better refine the outcome. 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=843321. (SC Ref:843321)

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice publishedearlier today
    30 Sept 2026, 08:49 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 107 days
    15 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH8 8BG +44 1315296432

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.