Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of More4Apps Service
Notice Description
Scottish Ministers require to put in place suitable arrangements for the licensing and support of the More4Apps software products currently in use. More4apps is a software utility that is developed, supplied, and supported by More4apps UK Limited. It facilitates the bulk upload of data from non-native sources such as spreadsheets into Oracle databases; as such is designed to serve as an ancillary application to the more comprehensive financial software incorporated in Oracle e-Business Suite, which underpins Scottish Government's SEAS finance and accounting system.
Lot Information
Lot 1
More4Apps software has been used by Financial Services Division (recently relaunched as Financial Operations Division) for many years. It is a simple robust product that is used specifically to facilitate the bulk upload of data from Excel spreadsheets into the SEAS Oracle database. Recently Financial Services Division has needed to use this utility less and less, and so it appeared that we would not need to renew support when it expires on 16 November 2023. We anticipated that when we move to Oracle Cloud (scheduled for April 2024) there would be no need to use More4Apps at all.
Procurement Information
More4Apps software has been used by Financial Services Division (recently relaunched as Financial Operations Division) for many years. It is a simple robust product that is used specifically to facilitate the bulk upload of data from Excel spreadsheets into the SEAS Oracle database. Recently Financial Services Division has needed to use this utility less and less, and so it appeared that we would not need to renew support when it expires on 16 November 2023. We anticipated that when we move to Oracle Coud (scheduled for April 2024) there would be no need to use More4Apps at all. However colleagues at Scottish Parliament (who use SEAS and More4Apps) have indicated as they still rely upon it significantly as part of the SEAS service. This is a comparatively low-value contract and it is also low risk. More4Apps Limited are the only possible supplier who can provide licences and support for More4Apps software. Under Regulation 6 (1)(b)(ii) of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, an Non-Competitive Action was awarded to More4Apps.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000750783
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV492935
- 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
72261000 - Software support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £11,780 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Nov 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Nov 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- alasdair.rowan@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1412420207
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8EA
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV492935
Provision of More4Apps Service - Scottish Ministers require to put in place suitable arrangements for the licensing and support of the More4Apps software products currently in use. More4apps is a software utility that is developed, supplied, and supported by More4apps UK Limited. It facilitates the bulk upload of data from non-native sources such as spreadsheets into Oracle databases; as such is designed to serve as an ancillary application to the more comprehensive financial software incorporated in Oracle e-Business Suite, which underpins Scottish Government's SEAS finance and accounting system.
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