Award

Award of Glow Online Productivity Suite

EDUCATION SCOTLAND

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Education Scotland, located at Denholm House, Almondvale Business Park in Livingston, who has awarded contracts for the "Glow Online Productivity Suite." This procurement falls under the services industry and took place under the open procedure, with a focus on providing online services for educational users. The contracts span an initial period of five years, with options for two extensions, making the total potential contract duration ten years. This award signifies the culmination of the tender stage, with notable completion occurring on 10 April 2017, and relevant stakeholders being engaged in the process.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in offering online productivity tools and software solutions tailored for educational environments. Companies that can successfully provide free online services devoid of advertising and in-application purchases will be especially well-positioned. Targeted businesses might include technology firms developing educational software or platforms that facilitate collaboration, communication, and time management in academic settings. The user base for these services encompasses a diverse range of educational stakeholders, including over two million users from local authorities and independent institutions across Scotland.

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Notice Title

Award of Glow Online Productivity Suite

Notice Description

The Scottish Ministers has awarded multiple contracts for the provision of Online Productivity Suites for use within Glow. The Online Productivity Suite(s) will provide Glow Users with access to a range of online services that allow communication and collaboration across the Glow. These include: - Email - Calendar - Word processing, spread sheets, presentations - Storage - Online Classroom - Video Conferencing - Instant Messaging - Video - Organisational Social Networking Pre-market engagement identified that there are a number of online productivity suites available free of charge. The Scottish Ministers therefore sought only to establish contracts with suppliers willing to offer their online productivity suite free of charge. This includes free from advertising/sponsored content and 'in-application' purchases. The Contracts will be 5 years with two optional extensions for a further 3 and 2 years. The total contract term is therefore 10 years.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Ministers sought to award multiple contracts for the provision of Online Productivity Suites for use within Glow. The Online Productivity Suite(s) will provides Glow users with access to a range of online services that allow communication and collaboration across the Glow and, where appropriate, the opportunity to communicate and collaborate with other Internet users. These include: - Email - Calendar - Word processing, spread sheets, presentations, graphic notes - Storage - Online Classroom - Video Conferencing - Instant Messaging - Video - Organisational Social Networking The existing scope of Glow users are: -Staff and pupils across all 32 local education authorities; -Staff and pupils within Independent and other schools outside of -local authority control; -College staff; -Staff and students within Faculties of Education in Universities; and -National education bodies (e.g. Education Scotland. Parents and carers are another important stakeholder for Glow. Although this group currently do not have direct access, how they can gain appropriate access is part of the longer term vision for Glow. This will bring the potential user base for Glow up to approximately 2 million users. This procurement sought commercial off the shelf services free of charge to Education Users. Therefore, the assessment was 100% on quality.. This procurement sought commercial off the shelf services that are free of charge for Education Users. Therefore, the assessment was 100% on quality. Any references to the value of this contract as 1 GBP in this Contract Award Notice should be read as zero.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000451832
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY283224
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48190000 - Educational software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 May 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Apr 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EDUCATION SCOTLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 6GA
Post Town
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
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION

MICROSOFT

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY283224
    Award of Glow Online Productivity Suite - The Scottish Ministers has awarded multiple contracts for the provision of Online Productivity Suites for use within Glow. The Online Productivity Suite(s) will provide Glow Users with access to a range of online services that allow communication and collaboration across the Glow. These include: - Email - Calendar - Word processing, spread sheets, presentations - Storage - Online Classroom - Video Conferencing - Instant Messaging - Video - Organisational Social Networking Pre-market engagement identified that there are a number of online productivity suites available free of charge. The Scottish Ministers therefore sought only to establish contracts with suppliers willing to offer their online productivity suite free of charge. This includes free from advertising/sponsored content and 'in-application' purchases. The Contracts will be 5 years with two optional extensions for a further 3 and 2 years. The total contract term is therefore 10 years.

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