Award

Online Credit Referencing Tool

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Award

18 Mar 2025 at 00:00

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

The Scottish Government has completed the procurement process for the "Online Credit Referencing Tool" in the services industry category, aimed at providing a cloud-based software service. The contract, identified as CASE/762894, was awarded on 12 March 2025. This contract covers the provision of financial and risk information and insights about businesses, both within the UK and internationally. The procurement followed a restricted procedure and was a selective method under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement. The initial contract period is 12 months with the option to extend for another year, and the procurement was conducted with an electronic auction.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud-based financial software services, particularly those capable of delivering comprehensive and insightful business credit reports. Large enterprises such as Dun & Bradstreet, who won this contract, are well-suited to compete due to their extensive resources and expertise in handling large-scale financial data services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with similar capabilities could also seize future opportunities in this sector by positioning themselves as reliable service providers for public sector contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Online Credit Referencing Tool

Notice Description

Provision of a cloud based software service

Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract for the provision of software service for business credit reports (financial and risk information and insight) on UK and international companies.

Options: Initial contract duration is 12 months with the option to extend by a further 12 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000793587
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526230
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72268000 - Software supply services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,662 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Mar 202511 months 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
marcia.broadfoot@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 412425466

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8LU
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
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DUN & BRADSTREET

Further Information

Notice Documents

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