Award

Provision of Hosting and Support Services to Glow Blogs

EDUCATION SCOTLAND

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04 Sep 2018 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The contracting process for the provision of hosting and support services to Glow Blogs has been awarded to Kainos Software Ltd by Education Scotland, a central purchasing body based in Livingston, UK. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically related to educational infrastructure support and maintenance. The award was made on 7 August 2018, with the procurement method being an open procedure. The contract, with a value of £75,949, includes optional extensions and is expected to include cloud hosting requirements compliant with ISO27001 standards.

This opportunity presents potential for businesses specialising in cloud services, IT support, and educational technology. Firms that can provide robust managed cloud solutions and have experience with ITIL frameworks would be particularly well-suited to compete in similar tenders. With the growing demand for educational services online, businesses that can deliver high-quality infrastructure support may find significant growth opportunities in responding to such public contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Hosting and Support Services to Glow Blogs

Notice Description

Glow Blogs Infrastructure Support and Maintenance

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Service Provider shall deliver the following: -Migration from the current supplier - Provision of PaaS to allow the hosting, management and support of an open sourced platform on which to run and develop code for the Blogs WordPress application (currently WordPress 4.3.4) - A managed cloud service support function based on ITIL V3 to run the service on a day to day basis and to allow incidents and changes to be processed throughout the life of the project - Cloud hosting within the UK or EEA, suitable for holding Official level material - Compatible with the requirements of the Information Security Standard ISO27001 - Exit to a new supplier at the end of the contract

Options: Education Scotland retains the right to extend the contract for one month durations until no later than 31 March 2019.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000556237
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP330256
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

48190000 - Educational software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£75,949 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20187 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EDUCATION SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Stephen Phillips
Contact Email
stephen.phillips@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1412420131

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
1
Supplier Name

KAINOS SOFTWARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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