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PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380) - CivTech Challenge 8.5 - Hosting, Support, Maintenance & Call-Off Contract

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Opportunity overview

Hosting, 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Informed Solutions

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£236.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Nov 2024
Award ID
000271-2025-PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380)-1
Status
active
Location
Altrincham, UK, WA14 4PA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV90710000 — Environmental management
  • CPV90720000 — Environmental protection

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380)
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROTECT_RIGHTS
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
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.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90710000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental management
Entry 2
Id
90720000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental protection

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-2926
Name
Scottish Natural Heritage

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM62
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV3 8NW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Id
05
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Environmental protection

Identifier

Legal Name
Scottish Natural Heritage

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463725097
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-55954
Name
Informed Solutions

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Altrincham
Postal Code
WA14 4PA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Old Bank, The Old Market Place

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Informed Solutions
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-65309
Name
Inverness Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV1 1AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road

Identifier

Legal Name
Inverness Sheriff Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463230782

Award information

Award 1
Id
000271-2025-PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380)-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-55954
Name
Informed Solutions

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000271-2025-PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380)-1
Status
active
Award ID
000271-2025-PP1303 (x-ref. PP1380)-1
Date Signed
1 Nov 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
236,800
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM62 · IV3 8NW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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