Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of a GIS System
Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council relies upon the GIS software to deliver geospatial services to citizens and external partners including mapping applications on our public website, vehicle routing functionality and gritter tracking, while third parties use the mapping software for information and progress reporting on projects such as gully cleaning operations and the installation, commissioning and deinstallation of Christmas lights. ArcGIS also provides the survey platform used in public consultation and the Council’s Open Data Portal.
CPV: Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent) · Industry specific software package · Software support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement exercise was conducted using the negotiated procedure in accordance…Awarded
This procurement exercise was conducted using the negotiated procedure in accordance with Regulation 33 (1)(b) (iii) of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 which states that “a contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases— (iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement."
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
- Goods
- 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
- 30 Apr 2025, 09:57 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 09:57 BST
- Authority reference
RC-CPU-24-266- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017830- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0509c1Find 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
The Council seeks to negotiate directly with ESRI due to the following:
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:797490)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESRI (UK) Limited | £216,218 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017830-2025-RC-CPU-24-266-1 · ESRI (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2025
- Value
- £216,218
- 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
- Court of SessionReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ESRI (UK)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.