Notice Information
Notice Title
Scottish Enterprise Research Service (P26-0046)
Notice Description
The Scottish Enterprise Research Service supports companies by providing robust, unbiased market and company research to inform business decisions. To deliver this service, we subscribe to a range of market and company information databases, complemented by public domain sources, to answer specific client queries. Most of our current subscriptions will expire at the end of March 2026. Before issuing a new invitation to tender, we are seeking to understand the current market landscape. We welcome expressions of interest from providers of market research and company information who can support our service model. The service will be split into individual contracts/lots for each research database requirement. The requirements for each contract/lot will be finalised after consultation with the market via a Supplier Development Programme 'Talking Tenders' event.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Enterprise Research Service supports companies by providing robust, unbiased market and company research to inform business decisions. To deliver this service, we subscribe to a range of market and company information databases, complemented by public domain sources, to answer specific client queries. To understand how the service has been procured in the past please see the Contract Notice for the previous procurement in the 'Additional Documents' section of this PIN.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000810837
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539730
- 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
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
72222300 - Information technology services
72320000 - Database services
73110000 - Research services
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Sep 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Dec 20254 days to go
- 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 ENTERPRISE
- Contact Name
- Lesley Reid
- Contact Email
- lesley.reid@scotent.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1414686024
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 6HQ
- 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
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539730&idx=6
24th October 2025 - Recording of the Talking Tenders session held by SDP and Scottish Enterprise -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539730&idx=5
24th October 2025 - Sample response in relation to question asking for example outcome -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539730&idx=4
24th October 2025 - Questions and answers raised at the Talking Tenders engagement session -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539730&idx=3
24th October 2025 - Scottish Enterprise slides shared at the Talking Tenders engagement session with SDP -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539730&idx=1
22nd September 2025 - Scottish Enterprise Research Service Prior Information Notice -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539730&idx=2
22nd September 2025 - Scottish Enterprise Research Service previous procurement Contract Notice -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539730
Scottish Enterprise Research Service (P26-0046) - The Scottish Enterprise Research Service supports companies by providing robust, unbiased market and company research to inform business decisions. To deliver this service, we subscribe to a range of market and company information databases, complemented by public domain sources, to answer specific client queries. Most of our current subscriptions will expire at the end of March 2026. Before issuing a new invitation to tender, we are seeking to understand the current market landscape. We welcome expressions of interest from providers of market research and company information who can support our service model. The service will be split into individual contracts/lots for each research database requirement. The requirements for each contract/lot will be finalised after consultation with the market via a Supplier Development Programme 'Talking Tenders' event.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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