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Annual Support for Oracle servers and storage

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

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21 Sep 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Common Services Agency (NHS National Services Scotland) awarded a contract for "Annual Support for Oracle servers and storage" to Esteem Systems Ltd in Edinburgh, UK. The procurement method was a limited award procedure without prior publication due to technical reasons. The contract is now active with a value of £54,905.79 signed on 12th September 2023, creating business opportunities in the services category for SMEs.

This tender presents a direct award opportunity for businesses specialised in Oracle server support services. The contract covers the renewal of support for Oracle servers and storage in Scotland, providing growth prospects for companies involved in IT services. Businesses should approach the NHS National Services Scotland for potential future procurement opportunities in this sector.

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Notice Title

Annual Support for Oracle servers and storage

Notice Description

This is a renewal of annual support for Oracle servers and storage. This covers all of the Oracle servers and storage which support the applications and systems hosted by NSS for both NSS (including SNBTS) and PHS

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a renewal of annual support for Oracle servers and storage. This covers all of the Oracle servers and storage that supports the applications and systems hosted by NSS for both NSS (including SNBTS) and PHS. The support is purchased through Oracle's partner Esteem. There is only one supplier who can provide this hence the direct award due to the absence of competition for technical reasons

Procurement Information

Direct award, competition is absent for technical reasons. The support is purchased through Oracle's partner Esteem. There is only one supplier who can provide this.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000745324
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488853
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - 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
SME

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
£54,905 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Sep 20232 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
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
Contact Name
George Futcher
Contact Email
george.futcher@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1698794410

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

ESTEEM SYSTEMS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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