Planning

Cumulative Effects Framework Hosting and Maintenance

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Planning

18 Aug 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Cumulative Effects Framework Hosting and Maintenance." This services contract falls under the industry category of general public services and is located in the UKM region. The procurement aims to secure long-term hosting, maintenance, and development of the Cumulative Effects Framework (CEF) on a digital platform, which is pertinent to the Offshore Wind Directorate. Important dates to note include a future notice date for this tender on 8th September 2025. This procurement initiative is part of a strategy to enhance the sustainability of offshore wind energy in meeting environmental and climate change goals.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, data management, environmental technology, and hosting services to grow by providing comprehensive solutions for the CEF. Businesses experienced in the procurement of services related to digital platforms, software maintenance, and infrastructure management will find this opportunity particularly suited to their capabilities. The need for secure hosting and the development of data management components imply that organisations with proficiency in these areas will be well-equipped to compete. Market engagement is being conducted through a virtual supplier event to refine the procurement strategy and specifications, potentially leading to an open procurement or a call-off from the Scottish Government's dynamic purchasing system for digital technology and cyber services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cumulative Effects Framework Hosting and Maintenance

Notice Description

The Offshore Wind Directorate has a requirement to provide long term hosting, maintenance, and development of the Cumulative Effects Framework (CEF) on a digital platform. The contractor will be responsible for the full migration of the CEF model on a new, secure hosting platform, and setting up and testing the business as usual operation of the CEF on the platform through trial runs with known parameters. The contractor is expected to maintain and manage the CEF infrastructure including completing all necessary software updates as required by the Scottish Government, and ensuring that the tool is easily accessible on a secure platform for the users to undertake runs using their own parameters and scenarios. Hosting of the CEF will include providing regular use performance updates, guidance, backups, bug fixes and updates to ensure most current and relevant information and approaches are utilised. Further, the contractor will be responsible for the development of all CEF model components e.g. managing the CEF Data Store/library and undertaking the appropriate updates to datasets as new information becomes available such as new Seabird Census Data and seabird GPS distribution maps. This tender will provide a mechanism for iteratively estimating offshore windfarm effects on key receptors which ultimately feed into offshore wind project level environmental assessments and future planning work that supports sustainable development of offshore wind energy and successful delivery of climate change net zero targets. The Scottish Government is undertaking early market engagement in advance of a potential procurement exercise. We are inviting suppliers to attend a virtual engagement event to explore and discuss the forthcoming requirement. The purpose of the Event: This session will provide a high-level overview of the requirement and invite suppliers to: -ask probing questions to clarify the scope and objectives; -share initial thoughts and ideas on how they would approach the requirement; and -help inform the development of the procurement strategy and specification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A procurement is likely to follow from the market engagement as either an Open Procurement or a Call-Off from the Scottish Government Digital technology and cyber services: dynamic purchasing system. The supplier event will help to inform the Route to Market.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000807229
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537178
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72300000 - Data services

72320000 - Database services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73110000 - Research services

73112000 - Marine research services

90700000 - Environmental services

90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
sarah.galloway2@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

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG537178
    Cumulative Effects Framework Hosting and Maintenance - The Offshore Wind Directorate has a requirement to provide long term hosting, maintenance, and development of the Cumulative Effects Framework (CEF) on a digital platform. The contractor will be responsible for the full migration of the CEF model on a new, secure hosting platform, and setting up and testing the business as usual operation of the CEF on the platform through trial runs with known parameters. The contractor is expected to maintain and manage the CEF infrastructure including completing all necessary software updates as required by the Scottish Government, and ensuring that the tool is easily accessible on a secure platform for the users to undertake runs using their own parameters and scenarios. Hosting of the CEF will include providing regular use performance updates, guidance, backups, bug fixes and updates to ensure most current and relevant information and approaches are utilised. Further, the contractor will be responsible for the development of all CEF model components e.g. managing the CEF Data Store/library and undertaking the appropriate updates to datasets as new information becomes available such as new Seabird Census Data and seabird GPS distribution maps. This tender will provide a mechanism for iteratively estimating offshore windfarm effects on key receptors which ultimately feed into offshore wind project level environmental assessments and future planning work that supports sustainable development of offshore wind energy and successful delivery of climate change net zero targets. The Scottish Government is undertaking early market engagement in advance of a potential procurement exercise. We are inviting suppliers to attend a virtual engagement event to explore and discuss the forthcoming requirement. The purpose of the Event: This session will provide a high-level overview of the requirement and invite suppliers to: -ask probing questions to clarify the scope and objectives; -share initial thoughts and ideas on how they would approach the requirement; and -help inform the development of the procurement strategy and specification.

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