Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 1 May 2025, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NP883425 Orca Cloud Security

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£174,999published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 May 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Computacenter

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This is a contract for the provision of 500 licenses to use the Orca Cloud Security Product. The product has been tested and has shown to be effective in offering appropriate security protection to our Cloud hosted systems.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract for the provision of 500 licenses to use the Orca Cloud Security Product.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a contract for the provision of 500 licenses to use the Orca Cloud Security…Awarded

This has been procured using the Scottish Government Software Value Added Reseller Services Framework.

Delivery: Scotland

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £174,9991 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Computacenter	£174,999 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 018520-2025-1 · Computacenter
Signed
1 May 2025
Value
£174,999
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

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: 1 May 2025, 15:45 BST
Last source update: 1 May 2025, 15:45 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018520
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050ba2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Call off contract from the Scottish Government Software Value Added Reseller Services Framework

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:797651)

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ComputacenterAwarded supplier Haston House, 2 Redheughs Rigg,, South Gyle, Edinburgh, UK, EH12 9DQContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.