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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is currently at the Award stage of the procurement process for the "Provision of Intranet and Internet Support Services" for the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal’s Service (COPFS). The contract, valued at approximately £10,125, involves providing cost-effective maintenance services for both Intranet and Internet sites and was signed on 28th November 2017. This procurement falls under the services category, and the delivery location is within the UK, specifically in Livingston, Scotland. This public procurement was conducted via an open procedure, which allows for a wide range of suppliers to participate.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in website maintenance and development, particularly those familiar with Joomla CMS software. Candidates with experience in providing server hosting and responding to security compliance demands will be well-suited to compete in this procurement. Successful bidders will be expected to ensure ongoing support for security updates and demonstrate technical proficiency in managing public service sites, making this an excellent opportunity for companies that can meet these stringent requirements.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Provison of Intranet and Internet Support Services (COPFS)

Notice Description

The Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal's Service (COPFS)has appointed a supplier to provide Intranet and Internet Support Services. The service will be efficient, cost-effective and provide scheduled and remedial maintenance services for its Intranet and Internet sites.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal's Service (COPFS) has appointed a supplier to provide Intranet and Internet Support Services. The service will be efficient, cost-effective and provide scheduled and remedial maintenance services for its Intranet and Internet sites. The COPFS Internet and Intranet sites support its external and internal communications and publishing needs. COPFS requires a Service Provider to support the operation and maintenance of both sites, including professional services, and to provide server hosting for the external facing internet site. Both sites run using Joomla CMS software, enabling COPFS staff to easily add and amend website content without requiring technical support. The outward facing (Internet) site is hosted by the Service Provider, whereas the internal Intranet site is hosted on COPFS own network and infrastructure. In order to meet security compliance demands, COPFS is required to respond to security alerts, apply OS patches, service packs and upgrade software libraries and API's within targets set by the business and external auditors. As the Intranet runs on COPFS network, it is necessary that Joomla software components for this environment such as PHP, MTSQL and any other 3rd party libraries to be maintained to the latest stable version to ensure security vulnerabilities are minimized. Also the software must be compatible with upgrades and patches to the operating system that COPFS is required to apply in order to keep its network secure. The Service Provider is expected to support COPFS remediation schedule, confirming ongoing support for all mandatory OS patches, service packs, software and API updates.. 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

Renewal: May take up a 12 month extension

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000506300
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN306036
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, 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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

32412110 - Internet network

32412120 - Intranet network

72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services

72500000 - Computer-related services

72700000 - Computer network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,125 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Sep 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Nov 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
The requirements may be re-tendered, if they are, an ITT will be published between 6 and 9 months prior to contract expiry date, including the extensions period.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
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
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Pulsion Technology

Further Information

Notice Documents

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