Award

Provision of ICT Support Services

QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND

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Award

08 Jan 2025 at 00:00

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

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has completed the procurement process for the "Provision of ICT Support Services" in the services category. The procurement, identified as QMS/ITT/ICTSUPPORT/2024, was carried out using an open procedure. Based in South Gyle, Edinburgh (UKM75), QMS sought an external ICT support services provider to support their organisation and staff. The award resulted in a contract valued at £80,000, which was signed on 24 December 2024. The contract covers the provision of IT support services, including cloud-based file storage, a managed server, remote desktop, and VPN access, as well as support for a uniform Microsoft operating environment with O365 and Exchange licences.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for ICT service providers, especially SMEs, as evidenced by Kick ICT Group Limited, the successful supplier. Businesses that specialise in IT support, cloud solutions, and remote desktop services are well-suited to compete for such tenders. Engaging in public sector contracts like this can enhance a company's portfolio, lead to potential long-term partnerships, and offer a stable revenue stream. Additionally, the procurement process's transparency and structured requirements provide clear guidelines for interested providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of ICT Support Services

Notice Description

Quality Meat Scotland are seeking an external ICT support services provider to support the organisation and staff with IT support and issues.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) are a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). The office is based at 4 Redheughs Rigg, Westpoint, South Gyle, Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ QMS comprises 33 members of staff full and part-time, all staff need access to all their work documents from homeor remote locations. Each employee has a laptop and mobile phone. We run the Microsoft operating system and currently have a mixture of Full O365 licences for all employees and online exchange licences for our 12 board members. Each computer is installed so that there is a uniform set-up although individuals will have additional programmes associated with their role, currently we run a remote desktop system which uses and FTP feed to update figures on our website from a third party contractor which will be cloud based as part of this contract. We currently have cloud based file storage a managed server, remote desktop, and VPN.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000782026
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521271
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72510000 - Computer-related management services

72610000 - Computer support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£80,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Dec 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTH GYLE
Postcode
EH12 9DQ
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
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KICK ICT GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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