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Tableau License Renewal

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

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19 Jan 2026 at 10:13

Summary of the contracting process

The Common Services Agency, also known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), based in Edinburgh, conducted a procurement process for the renewal of Tableau software licenses under the contract ID 004212-2026. The procurement was classified under the IT services category and involved maintenance and support of Tableau developer and user licenses. The procurement followed a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with the contract being awarded on 19th January 2026. The contract, valued at £398,003, was signed on 12th December 2025 and entailed services covering the region of UKM.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses operating within the IT services industry, especially those proficient in software maintenance and support, as well as data visualisation. By engaging with such contracts, businesses can leverage growth in public sector digital transformation initiatives. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms that can provide robust IT solutions, specifically in consultancy and software development, would find this an ideal opportunity to expand their reach and reinforce their presence within the UK public sector market.

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Notice Title

Tableau License Renewal

Notice Description

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

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Tableau platforms provides for 249 developers across NSS and PHS, and for a minimum of 8000 users of dashboards and visualisations from across NHS Scotland, Scottish Government and other public sector agencies. Tableau is part of the Seer platform, and the full platform and running costs for the platform were included in the financial case for the Seer 2.0 Business Case. Tableau provides dashboarding and data visualisation products such as the Scottish Vaccination Hub, Finance BI platform, and PHS's flagship Discovery analytical product. This call-off against the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework via Computacenter for the renewal of the ongoing maintenance and support of Tableau developer and user licenses provides for ongoing version releases of the Tableau software, security and software patches, platform health checks and reviews, and platform support. Additional information: Call off from the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework with Computacentre.

Procurement Information

This call-off against the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework via Computacenter for the renewal of the ongoing maintenance and support of Tableau developer and user licenses provides for ongoing version releases of the Tableau software, security and software patches, platform health checks and reviews, and platform support.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060862
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004212-2026
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
Large

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
£398,003 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Dec 20252 months 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
Not specified
Contact Email
nss.itprocurement@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312756000

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

TABLEAU

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