Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Visitor Counting Solution
Notice Description
National Galleries Scotland (NGS) wish to award a contract for the Provision of Visitor Counting Solution to a single Supplier. NGS require a modern Visitor Counting Solution to accurately track and analyse footfall across all gallery spaces. This solution will provide reliable data to support operational planning, improve visitor experience, and inform strategic decisions on staffing, exhibitions, and resource allocation. The system must be robust, easy to maintain and capable of integrating with existing IT infrastructure to ensure seamless reporting and long-term scalability. Full details of the Contract Requirements and Specification are detailed under Section 2 of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). There is no commitment to a minimum spend over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum spend is guaranteed. The Supplier must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. It is a requirement that the Supplier as a minimum, hold or commit to obtain prior to the award of contract, a valid Cyber Essentials Basic Certification (or equivalent) in place throughout the duration of the contract. The agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement, as and when required. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Supplier and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Suppliers.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) Procedure. Bidders must complete and submit both an SPD and tender response. Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Additional information: The estimate maximum contract value for the maximum contract duration of 72 months is 150,000 GBP (ex VAT).
Options: NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Renewal: The contract duration will be for an initial 48-month period, with the option to extend on more than one occasion but not exceeding an additional 24 months; resulting in a possible maximum contract duration of 72 months. This is at the discretion of NGS.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060f1d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006881-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
51 - Installation services (except software)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
48800000 - Information systems and servers
48810000 - Information systems
51612000 - Installation services of information-processing equipment
63513000 - Tourist information services
64216200 - Electronic information services
72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
72222300 - Information technology services
72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Aileen Madeira Rezende
- Contact Email
- amadeirarezende@nationalgalleries.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316246374
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH4 3DS
- 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
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Inverleith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh West
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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