Award

Experience Outdoors Website and booking system

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

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Award

07 Oct 2025 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council, acting as the buying organisation, has awarded a contract for the "Experience Outdoors Website and Booking System" under the NHS SBS Cloud Solutions 2 framework. This procurement falls within the 'services' industry category, specifically under CPV codes 72000000 and 48000000. The process, employing an open procedure, was completed with the contract awarded to Softcat Plc, and it pertains to the region identified as UKM75, which is Edinburgh. Key stages in this process concluded with the contract being signed on 3rd October 2025, while the award notice was published on 7th October 2025. The legal and regulatory framework guiding this process is the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud solutions and digital platforms, particularly those experienced in delivering web and booking systems or similar digital services. Large businesses like Softcat Plc, which have expertise in such services and can operate on a national framework, are well-suited to compete in similar future opportunities. The framework allows for streamlined acquisition of cloud solutions, presenting growth prospects for businesses capable of meeting the technological and service demands of public sector clients like The City of Edinburgh Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Experience Outdoors Website and booking system

Notice Description

Award of contract on NHS SBS Cloud Solutions 2 for Experience Outdoors website and booking system

Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of contract on NHS SBS Cloud Solutions 2 for Experience Outdoors website and booking system.. Please refer to https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements/cloud-solutions/

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000811678
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540867
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£38,558 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 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
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
neil.fraser@edinburgh.go.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
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
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOFTCAT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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