Planning

Collaborative Spend and Analytics Service

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Planning

25 Feb 2021 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is initiating a procurement process for a "Collaborative Spend and Analytics Service," aimed at replacing the Scottish Procurement Information Hub contract set to expire in 2022. This service is classified under the industry category of public services and will primarily operate within the UK. Currently in the planning stage, the buying organisation anticipates making an official announcement regarding the tender on 1st November 2021. The prospective contract will serve over 100 public sector bodies, including local authorities and NHS Scotland, and will focus on delivering analysis and reporting functionalities for procurement spend.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud-based analytics, data analysis, and public sector services. Companies that offer expertise in data sanitisation, reporting, and collaboration tools would be particularly well-suited to compete. With over £14 billion of public sector procurement spend data being analysed annually, businesses that can deliver innovative solutions for analysing and enhancing collaborative procurement practices are likely to find this an advantageous opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Collaborative Spend and Analytics Service

Notice Description

The Scottish Government is considering the establishment of a contract for the provision of a Collaborative Spend Analytics Service. This is to replace the Scottish Procurement Information Hub contract which is due to expire in 2022.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government is considering the establishment of a contract for the provision of a Collaborative Spend Analytics Service. This is to replace the Scottish Procurement Information Hub contract which is due to expire in 2022. The current spend analysis tool is used to provide a collaborative view of procurement spend information and to identify collaborative procurement opportunities through the analysis of accounts payable data and contract information. Over 14bn GBP of Scottish public sector procurement spend data was recorded and analysed in financial year 2018/19. The supplier will be responsible for providing a cloud based spend analytics tool and other associated services to over 100 Scottish public sector bodies and organisations across central government, local government, NHS Scotland and Scottish higher and further education institutions. The scope of the new contract is currently being considered however is likely to include the following: - Data analysis: including accounts payable, transactional and supplier data - Data sanitisation, standardisation and enrichment - Data gathering and validation - Category spend analysis - Data reporting - Cloud based The solution may be required to interface with other solutions that are part of the Scottish Governments eCommerce Shared Service. The resultant output from the solution will be used by public sector bodies to perform a wide range of analysis on procurement spend to allow the identification of potential collaborative opportunities and transactional efficiencies. For example, identifying spend: - with key suppliers - with SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) - on collaborative contracts - by geographical location - by commodity category Reporting will be required at an individual public body level as well as at a national level by the Scottish Government.. This PIN is for information only and does not formally constitute a call for competition or signify the start of a procurement. This does not form a commitment by Scottish Ministers to undertake any procurement exercise and we reserve the right to withdraw at any time.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB407906
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
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

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48812000 - Financial information systems

72300000 - Data services

72310000 - Data-processing services

72314000 - Data collection and collation services

72316000 - Data analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Feb 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Laura Hunter
Contact Email
laura.hunter@gov.scot
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Further Information

Notice Documents

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