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Published 8 Mar 2023, 15:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Delivery Partner (Agriculture Reform Programme - Tranche 1 Delivery

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£24,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Mar 2023
Awarded to Informed Solutions Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Digital and Information Services Division within the Directorate for Agriculture and the Rural Economy, requires a digital partner to assist with the initial set of digital service developments, stemming from the recently published Vision for Scottish Agriculture and the associated National Test Programme. The Division has in place an emerging technical reference ]architecture, development methods and techniques that it is now deploying to complement those in place to maintain its existing digital estate.

CPV: Information technology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Mar 2023, 15:49 GMT
Last source update
8 Mar 2023, 15:49 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006788
Classification (CPV)
Information technology services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: The contractor is accredited as a Living Wage Employer and will continue to pay that wage rate through the duration of this contract. Creation of two six-month Digital skills internships. Providing support to secondary schools en-masse through a six month “introduction to digital skills ‘teach the teachers’ programme”. This Contract has been placed through the Digital technology services dynamic purchasing system. (SC Ref:721161)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £24,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 83 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Informed Solutions Ltd.Subcontracting: declared£24,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6QQContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Informed SolutionsAwarded supplier The Old Bank, Old Market Place, Altrincham, UK, WA14 4PAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.