Notice Information
Notice Title
Informix Support Renewal
Notice Description
Provision of IBM Informix software and associated technical services (renewal for 24 month period).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of IBM Informix software and associated technical services (24 months)
Procurement Information
Intellectual Property Rights are an issue, e.g., bespoke designs, some research programmes, software are unique to this supplier. Oninit Consulting Ltd are the only IBM Informix Support partner in the UK and IBM no longer support the Informix platform directly. As Oninit Consulting Ltd are our incumbent supplier and only support partner in the UK.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000810981
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543964
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £157,957 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Oct 20254 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
- REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Scott Forrest
- Contact Email
- itprocurement@ros.gov.uk, scott.forrest@ros.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314793610
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH8 7AU
- 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
- Craigentinny/Duddingston
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540468
Informix Support Renewal - Provision of IBM Informix software and associated technical services (renewal for 24 month period). -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543964
Informix Support Renewal - Provision of IBM Informix software and associated technical services (renewal for 24 month period).
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