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Award of CS/CoGC/25/20 - Provision of an Integrated HR System

CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE

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21 Oct 2025 at 00:00

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of CS/CoGC/25/20 - Provision of an Integrated HR System

Notice Description

Provision of a single integrated HR system for City of Glasgow College. The solution will streamline HR, payroll, recruitment, learning and development, and reporting functions, improving data integrity, user experience, and overall operational efficiency.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract was awarded via a Direct Award call-off under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Back Office Software 2 Framework Agreement, Lot 2 - Specialist Software Solutions, reference: RM6285.

Procurement Information

The contract was awarded via a Direct Award call-off under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Back Office Software 2 Framework Agreement (RM6194), Lot 2 - Specialist Software Solutions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000813583
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541837
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£506,645 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 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
CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G4 0RF
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
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOFTCAT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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