Award

Glow Technical Support Services

EDUCATION SCOTLAND

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Summary of the contracting process

Education Scotland has awarded a contract for Glow Technical Support Services to BJSS. The contract, with an active status, was signed on 8th November 2022 and has a value of £111,150. It is a short-term 4-month contract aimed to maintain essential services for the Education Scotland digital learning platform while transitioning the service in-house. This procurement falls under the services category and was tendered through a limited procurement method with a rationale based on unforeseen budget pressures necessitating an alternative delivery solution.

The award process for Glow Technical Support Services presents a business growth opportunity for companies experienced in providing technical support services within the education sector. Education-related service providers offering innovative and cost-effective solutions tailored to support digital learning platforms like GLOW are well-suited to compete in this procurement. Given the urgent nature of the award due to unforeseen events, businesses with flexible and responsive service delivery capacities are likely to thrive in this competitive environment, supporting both Education Scotland's needs and their own expansion goals.

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Notice Title

Glow Technical Support Services

Notice Description

Technical Support services for the Education Scotland Digital Learning platform (GLOW)

Lot Information

Lot 1

Technical Support Services for the Education Scotland digital learning platform

Procurement Information

Unforeseen budget pressures mean that Education Scotland are looking at an alternative delivery solution to a third party supplier for these services and are considering bringing this service in-house. The award of this contract enables Education Scotland to facilitate a recruitment exercise to bring this service in-house while ensuring continuation of key services to the GLOW platform.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000714494
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC466047
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

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£111,150 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Nov 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EDUCATION SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Alison Duff
Contact Email
alison.duff@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312445748

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

BJSS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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