Official UK procurement notice
Security Vetting Software · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a Contractor to provide security vetting software to the Scottish Parliament.
CPV: Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a Contractor to provide a…
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) requires a Contractor to provide a security vetting software service alongside UKSV (United Kingdom Security Vetting) managed service for the Sapphire Group.
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 · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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
- 10 Jun 2024, 13:28 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2024, 13:28 BST
- Authority reference
ICT-SER-93- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017853- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046e9fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The SPCB adheres to UK Government national security vetting standards. All passholders, excluding Members and their partners, must be vetted to either CTC or SC level therefore UKSV security vetting with the Sapphire Group is a mandatory requirement of this contract.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:768561)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IBM UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.