Award

Snowflake Platform Licence and Support Part of SEER Programme

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")

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Award

31 Oct 2022 at 00:00

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

The procurement process for this tender was managed by The Common Services Agency, also known as NHS National Services Scotland based in Edinburgh, UK. The tender title is "Snowflake Platform Licence and Support Part of SEER Programme" in the services industry category. The procurement stage was completed via a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The key dates include the contract award date on 28th July 2022.

This tender for Snowflake Platform Licence and Support can provide business growth opportunities for software companies, especially those with expertise in hosting Corporate Data Warehouses or Data Science Platforms. Businesses suited for this competition would typically have experience in providing software services within the healthcare sector or to public bodies like The Common Services Agency. The tender process was specific to existing NSS Software Reseller Framework Agreement with Softcat, catering to large-scale suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Snowflake Platform Licence and Support Part of SEER Programme

Notice Description

This is a software procurement via the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework via Softcat.Snowflake will be used to host the Corporate Data Warehouse, the core component of the Seer Data Science Platform.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Snowflake will be used to host the Corporate Data Warehouse, the core component of the Seer Data Science Platform.

Procurement Information

Call-Off from the existing NSS Software Reseller Framework Agreement with Softcat

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000711474
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462919
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20223 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
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")
Contact Name
Jim Binnie
Contact Email
jim.binnie@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312757454

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOFTCAT

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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