Official UK procurement notice
PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380) - CivTech Challenge 8.5 - Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract
Authority: Scottish Natural Heritage
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract - following the completion of the pre-commercialisation stage (PCA) if the CivTech Prog. & Phase 1, the contractor will undertake Phase 2 of the services for hosting, support, maintenance & call-off services for the NatureScot Protected Areas monitoring system platform.
CPV: Environmental management · Environmental protection · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract - following completion of the…Awarded
Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract - following completion of the pre-commercialisation stage (PCA) of the CivTech Programme & Phase 1, the contractor will now undertake Phase 2 of the services for hosting, support, maintenance & call-off services for the NatureScot Protected Areas Monitoring system platform.
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
- 7 Jan 2025, 09:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2025, 09:36 GMT
- Authority reference
PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380)- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000271- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cdbbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
CivTech 8.5 Challenge: InformedINSIGHT is a Platform-As-A-Service product that has been developed via a CivTech Challenge (8.5) to replace and enhance our Protected Areas Monitoring System. The procurement journey to date has been managed by the Scottish Government via the established CivTech approach. This resulted in 14 applicants submitting proposals (via PCS in November 2022), with three companies taken forward into the Exploration Stage (2023). Following evaluation, one company, Informed Solutions, was taken
Publisher note: (SC Ref:786987)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informed Solutions Ltd. | £236,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000271-2025-PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380)-1 · Informed Solutions Ltd.
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2024
- Value
- £236,800
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Informed SolutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.