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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of a National Source-to-Contract (S2C) Solution

Scottish Government · tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 01:54.

Opportunity overview

The Scottish Ministers through the National Collaborative Procurement Division of the Scottish Government has identified the need for a National Source-to-Contract (S2C) Solution, which shall be used by all public sector organisations across Scotland. It is intended that the contract shall be for a period of 5 years, with two options to extend for a period of 24 months and a final option to extend for a period of 12 months.

Classification

  • CPV72500000 — Computer-related services
  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV48219300 — Administration software package
  • CPV48490000 — Procurement software package
  • CPV48517000 — IT software package
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72261000 — Software support services

Lots

  • The Scottish Government (SG), is now seeking a suitably qualified and experienced supplier (the “Service Provider”) who will be responsible for the supply support and maintenance of a new “Source to Contract Solution”, otherwise referred to as the S2C Solution and will be made available to all Scottish public sector bodies and organisations. Both the Solution and the associated Services, will form the core of the S2C procurement capability in supporting improved usability, streamlined business processes, and enhanced data management across the end-to-end procurement lifecycle. The purpose of this new service is to provide a secure, scalable, and user-focused Solution to support the full S2C processes and services. This document sets out in detail, key functional areas, service requirements, and scope of the new S2C Solution. The core functional areas in scope are expected to include: - Supplier Registration - Creation, publishing and advertising of procurement notices - Carry out low value quotations (Quick Quote) - Sourcing and tender management - Evaluation and award - Contract creation, approval, and management - Contract and Supplier management - Reporting and management information The Service Provider will be required to deliver the following high-level areas as part of the Transition, Mobilisation and Implementation phases across the Scottish public sector customer base:- - Mobilisation and project initiation - Solution design, configuration and integration readiness - Transition and implementation - Testing, Training and Readiness - Go-Live and Early Life Support Additional information: The Contract will be based on Scottish Government’s ICT Model terms and conditions with bespoke amendments. Each tenderer shall be invited to submit a Tender on the same contract terms. Please note that the budget figure provided is for the full term of the contract notice, including any potential contract extensions.£11.9m

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
SP-25-010
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Has Recurrence
No

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
72500000
Description
Computer-related services

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
The Authority will undertake a Company Financial Assessment for each Tenderer using Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Failure Risk Score for the Tenderer and any consortia or reliance members. Details of the D&B "A Guide to Dun & Bradstreet’s Predictive Indicators" – can be found using the http address below: https://www.dnb.co.uk/about-us/our-analytics/predictors-scores-ratings/scores-ratings.html There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Tenderers economic and financial standing. The Authority has the right to request copies of financial accounts and insurance certificates which are not held electronically. If the D&B Failure Risk Score is 50 or more you will receive a pass for this assessment. If the D&B Failure Risk Score is less than 50 or no D&B Risk Failure score is available the Authority will contact the Tenderer and seek further information. The Authority will then use this further information to assess the Tenderer’s level of failure risk. In the event that the Tenderer does not meet the financial criteria above and/or the level of failure risk after assessment of further information is considered to be too high, they may still be considered via some form of other assurance e.g. Parent Company Guarantee (providing parent has a failure risk score of 50 or more) or a performance bond. If this assessment identifies an unmanageable risk (i.e. it is unacceptable) the Tenderer will fail this assessment. SPD Statements 4B.5 Insurance requirements: It is a requirement that tenderers hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract the types of insurance indicated below: Public Liability Insurance in the sum of not less than 5,000,000 GBP and; Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance in the sum of not less than 5,000,000 GBP; and; Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance in the sum of not less than 5,000,000 GBP or in accordance with any legal obligation for the time being in force. In responding to Question Ref 4B.5 where the economic operator responds “No, and I cannot commit to obtain it” they shall be marked as FAIL and shall be excluded from this procurement competition.
Minimum
The Authority will undertake a Company Financial Assessment for each Tenderer using Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Failure Risk Score for the Tenderer and any consortia or reliance members. Details of the D&B "A Guide to Dun & Bradstreet’s Predictive Indicators" – can be found using the http address below: https://www.dnb.co.uk/about-us/our-analytics/predictors-scores-ratings/scores-ratings.html There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Tenderers economic and financial standing. The Authority has the right to request copies of financial accounts and insurance certificates which are not held electronically. If the D&B Failure Risk Score is 50 or more you will receive a pass for this assessment. If the D&B Failure Risk Score is less than 50 or no D&B Risk Failure score is available the Authority will contact the Tenderer and seek further information. The Authority will then use this further information to assess the Tenderer’s level of failure risk. In the event that the Tenderer does not meet the financial criteria above and/or the level of failure risk after assessment of further information is considered to be too high, they may still be considered via some form of other assurance e.g. Parent Company Guarantee (providing parent has a failure risk score of 50 or more) or a performance bond. If this assessment identifies an unmanageable risk (i.e. it is unacceptable) the Tenderer will fail this assessment. SPD Statements 4B.5 Insurance requirements: It is a requirement that tenderers hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract the types of insurance indicated below: Public Liability Insurance in the sum of not less than 5,000,000 GBP and; Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance in the sum of not less than 5,000,000 GBP; and; Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance in the sum of not less than 5,000,000 GBP or in accordance with any legal obligation for the time being in force. In responding to Question Ref 4B.5 where the economic operator responds “No, and I cannot commit to obtain it” they shall be marked as FAIL and shall be excluded from this procurement competition.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
SPD 4C.1.2 The tenderer is required to provide relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last five years as specified in the Contract Notice. Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided. SPD 4C.4 – The tenderer is required to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used SPD 4C.7 – The tenderer is required to provide details of the environmental management measures which the tenderer will be able to use when performing the contract. SPD 4C.10 – The tenderer is required to confirm if any sub-contractors will be used in the delivery of the services and provide details of the proportion (i.e. percentage) of the contract they intend to sub-contract.
Minimum
SPD 4C.1.2 - Tenderers will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies. Tenderers must provide 1 relevant example of delivering similar services, e.g. eSourcing; Portals; ERP; P2P, to those requirements and volumes described in the accompanying Schedule 2A Statement of Requirements, including Annex C Organisation and Users. If possible an example from the last 3 years should be provided. However a relevant example of delivering similar services within the past 7 years will be taken into account. The example should include details of, but is not limited to, your approach to deployment, onboarding and rollout across a diverse customer base within a timescale, how you supported both implementation and BAU and how service performance, availability, data security and compliance were managed. Please do so in no more than 1500 words. SPD 4C.4 - If tenderers intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of: a) their standard payment terms b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year. If the tenderer is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance. SPD 4C.7 - Production and submission of evidence of steps taken to build awareness of the climate emergency and consideration of how the organisation plans to respond to it. This should include details of planned projects and actions to reduce the tenderer’s carbon emissions.

Applies To

supplier

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Tender Period

Ends
20 Mar 2026, 17:00

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
270

Expected award period

Starts
20 Mar 2026, 17:00

Bid Opening

Date
20 Mar 2026, 17:00

Address

Street Address
Opening will take place in PCST

Contract terms

Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed
Has Electronic Payment
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Scottish Government (SG), is now seeking a suitably qualified and experienced supplier (the “Service Provider”) who will be responsible for the supply support and maintenance of a new “Source to Contract Solution”, otherwise referred to as the S2C Solution and will be made available to all Scottish public sector bodies and organisations. Both the Solution and the associated Services, will form the core of the S2C procurement capability in supporting improved usability, streamlined business processes, and enhanced data management across the end-to-end procurement lifecycle. The purpose of this new service is to provide a secure, scalable, and user-focused Solution to support the full S2C processes and services. This document sets out in detail, key functional areas, service requirements, and scope of the new S2C Solution. The core functional areas in scope are expected to include: - Supplier Registration - Creation, publishing and advertising of procurement notices - Carry out low value quotations (Quick Quote) - Sourcing and tender management - Evaluation and award - Contract creation, approval, and management - Contract and Supplier management - Reporting and management information The Service Provider will be required to deliver the following high-level areas as part of the Transition, Mobilisation and Implementation phases across the Scottish public sector customer base:- - Mobilisation and project initiation - Solution design, configuration and integration readiness - Transition and implementation - Testing, Training and Readiness - Go-Live and Early Life Support Additional information: The Contract will be based on Scottish Government’s ICT Model terms and conditions with bespoke amendments. Each tenderer shall be invited to submit a Tender on the same contract terms. Please note that the budget figure provided is for the full term of the contract notice, including any potential contract extensions.
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
No
Status
active

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Value

Amount
11,900,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended for a period of two, 24-month extension options and one final, 12-month extension option

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48219300
Description
Administration software package
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
48517000
Description
IT software package
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
48490000
Description
Procurement software package

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Delivery Location

Description
Scotland

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Scottish Government
Id
GB-FTS-1538

Identifier

Legal Name
Scottish Government

Address

Street Address
5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw
Locality
Glasgow
Region
UKM
Postal Code
G2 8LU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Debra MacLeod

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id
GB-FTS-675

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Street Address
27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glasgow · UKM · G2 8LU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 008400-2026tender ·