Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 4 Feb 2025, 14:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Probabilistic Data Matching for Data Linkage

Official notice

Authority: National Records of Scotland

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£143,900published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Storm ID Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of contract following competition against Scottish Government's Digital Technology and Cyber Service Lot 1 - Digital Technology Projects. NRS ref: 17/01/01 - Probabilistic Data Matching for Data Linkage

CPV: Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1To scope, deliver, support and maintain a new data linkage solution that aligns with…Awarded

To scope, deliver, support and maintain a new data linkage solution that aligns with the principles and requirements of the Digital Scotland Service Standard (DSSS), hosted in NRS’ existing cloud infrastructure, to replace the existing on-premise Big Match solution.

The goal(s) of this project are: -

To improve data linkage results and reduce processing effort by replacing the NRS on-premise “Bigmatch” data linkage solution with an Azure based “Splink” solution, with security and data governance inbuilt;
To introduce new functionality and simplify business processes;
To have a fully tested and fully supported solution that is DEA, DPA and Cyber Essentials+ compliant; and
To migrate to the new solution as soon as possible.

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh

Extensions: The contract has two optional 12 month extensions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.

72200000 Software programming and consultancy services

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: 4 Feb 2025, 14:34 GMT
Last source update: 4 Feb 2025, 14:34 GMT
Authority reference: 17/01/01
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-003666
Classification (CPV): Software programming and consultancy services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04db7e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract is the result of a competition that was run under Scottish Government's DPS for Technology and Cyber Service Lot 1 – Digital Technology Projects

Publisher note: (SC Ref:789622)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £143,9001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Storm ID LtdSME	£143,900 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 003666-2025-17/01/01-1 · Storm ID LtdSME
Signed
3 Feb 2025
Value
£143,900
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

National Records of Scotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services General Register House, 3 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3YYContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Storm ID LtdAwarded supplier Leith Assembly Rooms, 43 Constitution Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 7BG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.