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Appcheck Web Security Scanner Licensing

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")

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19 Apr 2023 at 07:44

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Appcheck Web Security Scanner Licensing" tender was completed by The Common Services Agency (NHS National Services Scotland). The tender falls under the IT services main procurement category and involves regular cyber security monitoring of 225 public-facing websites in Scotland. The procurement method used was a direct award against the Softcat Value Added Reseller Framework (S-VAR). The tender was awarded to Softcat on March 31, 2023, with a contract value of £98,332.5. The deadline for bids was not specified. The buying organisation is located in Edinburgh, UKM.

This tender for web security licensing services presents an opportunity for IT service providers specializing in cyber security, software development, and consulting to compete. Businesses offering maintenance, support, and licensing services would be well-suited to engage in this procurement process. The direct award nature of the tender against the Softcat framework highlights opportunities for strategic partnerships with established suppliers in the IT services sector.

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Notice Title

Appcheck Web Security Scanner Licensing

Notice Description

The appcheck licensing and support agreement provides for regular cyber security monitoring of 225 public-facing websites that are operated by a range of NHS Scotland and Scottish Government stakeholders. This is a call-off against the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework via Softcat for the license for Appcheck website security scanning software.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Maintenance and support of Tableau developer and user licenses from the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework. The agreement is against licenses and provides for ongoing version releases of the software, security and software patches, platform health checks and reviews, and platform support.

Procurement Information

Direct Award against Softcat Value Added Reseller Framework (S-VAR)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c1e2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011168-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£98,332 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")
Contact Name
Ope Ore
Contact Email
ope.ore@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312757454

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOFTCAT

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