Notice Information
Notice Title
MS365 Information Management Consultancy
Notice Description
Argyll & Bute Council (ABC) is seeking a consultancy partner to assist with the design and implementation of Information Management controls within their existing M365 tenancy and provide up-skilling to their own in-house staff. For full details on the background and scope of requirements, please refer the attached Tender Document.
Lot Information
Lot 1
There are two key aims of this project: - To move our unstructured data over from existing file shares to M365 and at the same time design and apply Information Management controls which will reduce the overhead of managing our data. - To upskill both our IM Team and our ICT Team so they can move forward and maintain these IM controls within M365
Renewal: The Contract may be extended at the option of Argyll and Bute Council, subject to satisfactory performance of the contract in discussion with the successful tenderer.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000810671
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547355
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, 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
72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £63,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £63,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £54,950 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jan 20261 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
- ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- David Dunlop, Emma Graham
- Contact Email
- david.dunlop@argyll-bute.gov.uk, emma.graham@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LOCHGILPHEAD
- Postcode
- PA31 8RT
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
-
- Local Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Electoral Ward
- Mid Argyll
- Westminster Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539632&idx=1
19th September 2025 - Information Management Consultant ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539632&idx=2
19th September 2025 - Appendix 1 - Part 2 - Terms and Conditions for SERVICE Contracts -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539632
MS365 Information Management Consultancy - Argyll & Bute Council (ABC) is seeking a consultancy partner to assist with the design and implementation of Information Management controls within their existing M365 tenancy and provide up-skilling to their own in-house staff. For full details on the background and scope of requirements, please refer the attached Tender Document. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547355
MS365 Information Management Consultancy - Argyll & Bute Council (ABC) is seeking a consultancy partner to assist with the design and implementation of Information Management controls within their existing M365 tenancy and provide up-skilling to their own in-house staff. For full details on the background and scope of requirements, please refer the attached Tender Document.
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