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Glow Authentication and Portal Services

Education Scotland

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

19 Sep 2017 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

17 Jan 2017 at 00:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
TenderUpdate

04 Jan 2017 at 00:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

23 Dec 2016 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is initiated by Education Scotland for the "Glow Authentication and Portal Services" contract, which is aimed at providing essential authentication and portal services for the Scottish Education sector. The procurement is classified under the services category and has a total estimated value of £17 million. The contract is currently in the award stage, with the award signed on 12 September 2017. The primary delivery location for this service is Scotland, and the procurement method employed is an open procedure. The tender originally closed on 3 February 2017, with the bid opening set for the same date.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud-based services, particularly those experienced in providing Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions and managing large-scale online platforms. Companies with expertise in educational technology, as well as those familiar with integrated authentication systems, will find this tender particularly aligned with their capabilities. As the service will cater to approximately 2 million users in the educational sector, including schools, colleges, and independent education institutions, successful bidders could expect to engage with a broad range of stakeholders, thus enhancing their business profile and market reach.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Glow Authentication and Portal Services

Notice Description

The provision of authentication and portal services for Scottish Education (currently branded as Glow).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Ministers acting through Education Scotland has awarded a contract to deliver a cloud based software as a service (SaaS) authentication and portal service for Scottish Education, currently branded as Glow. The Service Provider will also manage the administration of the Online Productivity Suite(s) within Glow and provide a service desk across all Glow Services. The Service will be available for up to 2 million users within the Scottish Education Sector, including early years establishments and schools under local authority control; other educational establishments e.g. independent schools; colleges; universities involved in teacher training; and national agencies. The Services are available to learners, educators, other staff and in the future, potentially parents. The high level requirements are: -An authentication service to give users access to the portal service and a number of other applications and services through a single username and password. This will include the integration and management of user account provisioning directly from SEEMiS for local authority users and other account provisioning options for non-local authority users. -A portal service that includes a management console, a customisable launchpad and an application library. -Tenancy Management and administration of the Glow Online Productivity Suites e.g. Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite for Education. -Provision of a service desk which will offer a single point of contact for customer support.

Renewal: Following the expiry of the Initial Term, the Purchaser may extend the period of the Contract for additional extension periods with each extension period being not be for less than six months in duration; and the total duration of the extension periods shall not exceed a period of five years from the expiry of the Initial Term

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000462901
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP296091
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£9,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Sep 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Feb 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Sep 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Approximately 09-18 months prior to the end of the Term of the subsequently awarded contract

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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
GLASGOW
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
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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