Notice Information
Notice Title
Scottish Cluster Scheme: Artificial Intelligence
Notice Description
The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier or consortia with a lead applicant (with whom SE would contract with) to support the growth of the artificial intelligence cluster pan-Scotland, as set out in the ITT, to Scottish Enterprise.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier or consortia with a lead applicant (with whom SE would contract with) to support the growth of the artificial intelligence cluster pan-Scotland, as set out in the ITT, to Scottish Enterprise.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000811613
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540668
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73220000 - Development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 6HQ
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- 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
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT540668&idx=1
6th October 2025 - P26-0045 Scottish Cluster Scheme Artificial Intelligence Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT540668&idx=2
6th October 2025 - P26-0045 ITT Appendix 1 - Tender Response Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT540668&idx=3
6th October 2025 - P26-0045 ITT Appendix 2 Monitoring Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT540668&idx=4
6th October 2025 - P26-0045 ITT - Appendix 3 - Blueprint for Developing Clusters -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT540668&idx=5
6th October 2025 - P26-0045 ITT - Appendix 4 - Cluster Honeycomb -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT540668&idx=6
6th October 2025 - P26-0045 - Off-payroll working rules (IR35) do not apply - Guidance - GOV.UK -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT540668&idx=7
6th October 2025 - P26 - 0045 SPD - Bidder 'Relevant Contract' Climate Change Plan Template 2025 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540668
Scottish Cluster Scheme: Artificial Intelligence - The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a single supplier or consortia with a lead applicant (with whom SE would contract with) to support the growth of the artificial intelligence cluster pan-Scotland, as set out in the ITT, to Scottish Enterprise.
Notice URLs
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