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Award

06 Dec 2016 at 09:17

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Education Scotland seeking a supplier for hosting and support services for the Glow Meet (Adobe Connect) service. This tender, titled "Award of Glow Meet (Adobe Connect) - Hosting and Support Services EDUC074," falls under the services category and is taking place in Scotland. The tender period commenced on 17th October 2016 and will conclude on 16th October 2017. This procurement is currently at the award stage, with a contract value of £70,136, awarded to Dreamtek Ltd.

This tender presents ample opportunities for businesses involved in software and IT services, particularly those specialising in application service provision and educational technologies. Companies with a background in hosting solutions, online collaboration tools, and educational software are well-suited to compete in this market. The requirement for a seamless transition and integration suggests that adeptness in handling bespoke solutions will also be advantageous for bidders aiming to secure contracts with Education Scotland or similar organisations in the future.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Award of Glow Meet (Adobe Connect) - Hosting and Support Services EDUC074

Notice Description

The Scottish Ministers acting through Education Scotland are seeking a Supplier to provide hosting and support services for the Glow Meet (Adobe Connect) Service. This includes the following:*Transfer of Adobe Connect licenses from existing supplier.*Hosting, management and support for an on-premise Adobe Connect solution for 1 year*Take-on of existing bespoke code providing integration with the Glow authentication service, RM Unify.The expectation is to achieve a seamless transition from the current Glow Meet to the new service.BackgroundEducation Scotland currently provide a Glow Meet Service consisting of Glow Meet and Glow TV delivered by Adobe Connect. It is used for a number of functions to deliver teaching and learning that can broadly described as:Flipped Learning - Recording of video by teachers and playback out of the classroom by pupils in own time;School 2 School National Collaboration - 2 or more Scottish schools working together on projects or as part of an on-going relationship;International Collaboration - Scottish schools working with schools overseas or in the UK on specific projects or to develop relationships;National Larger Scale Themed Collaboration - National collaborations facilitated by Education Scotland or another central body;Remote Lessons/Shared Classroom - Lessons delivered to either geographically remote classes or small schools sharing teachers;Large Events - Events involving multiple Glow and non-Glow users requiring video and audio;Ad Hoc Video Conferences - events and sessions requiring a few users or schools to meet online;On-demand Video Playback - playback of any of the recorded output of all of the uses described above.Glow Meet should not be used for standard corporate use or for sensitive inter-agency communication to discuss child safety and other non-teaching and learning uses (e.g. GIRFEC meetings.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000445296
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC265858
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

CPV Codes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£70,136 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Dec 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Dec 20169 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Education Scotland
Additional Buyers

Aberdeenshire Council

Children's Hearings Scotland

Clackmannanshire Council

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Dumfries & Galloway Health Board (hereafter referred to as the "Authority")

Fife Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Renfrewshire Council

Robert Gordon University

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Social Services Council

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)

South Ayrshire Council

Stirling Council

Student Awards Agency Scotland

The City of Edinburgh Council

Transport Scotland

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
EH54 6GA
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
33
Supplier Names

Barnardo's

CALM Training

Cactus ID

Comparex UK Ltd

Daisy Communications Ltd

Dreamtek Ltd

Everwarm Limited

Fife Council - Resource Efficient Solutions

GES

HAGS-SMP Limited.

Independent Living Services Limited

J Thomson Colour Printers

Kompan Scotland Ltd

Lakehouse

MLL Telecom Ltd

McGill Electrical Ltd

Morris & Spottiswood

Morton Fraser

Nairn Brown (Glasgow) Limited

Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd.

OLM

P1 Solutions Ltd

Parity Professionals

Reids of Rhynie

Ricardo-AEA

SOFTWARE BOX LIMITED

SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK LTD

Switchshop Ltd

Union

Vertex Solutions International

Viamed Ltd

WSP UK Limited

the Play Inspection Company Ltd

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