Award

Direct Award of SAS Software Licences and associated Support Services

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND

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Award

15 May 2024 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The National Records of Scotland has recently awarded a contract for the Direct Award of SAS Software Licences and associated Support Services. This contract was directly awarded to SAS Software LTD for a term from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. The procurement process was classified as 'limited', using an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The tender was in the services category and took place in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The contract value is £176,937.00 GBP.

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Notice Title

Direct Award of SAS Software Licences and associated Support Services

Notice Description

Direct Award of SAS Software Licences and associated Support Services for 1 year for the National Records of Scotland

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct Award of SAS Software Licenses and associated support services to SAS Software Ltd for NRS for 1 year.. This is a non competitive above regulated threshold direct award to the sole provider of this software and associated support requirement.

Procurement Information

The SAS software and associated support that is required by NRS can only be provided by this sole provider and owner of the software as they own the IPR for it. It is not available via software resellers on competitively awarded software reseller frameworks.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000766658
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505316
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£176,937 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Apr 20241 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
NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
gemma.beach@nrscotland.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1313144215

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 3YY
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
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SAS SOFTWARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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