Notice Information
Notice Title
NBS Chorus Platform Subscription
Notice Description
Renewal of software subscriptions for NBS Chorus Platform.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The council is looking to renew our software subscriptions for NBS Chorus. This software is used for producing specification documents and for producing contract instructions and certificates as part of our delivery of the capital programme. The council has been using this software in excess of 15 years.. There was no Price/Quality Split as this procurement relates to a direct award approved by West Lothian Council Executive on 11 November 2025.
Procurement Information
The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 make provision for circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition under Regulation 6) (1) (b) (ii). In this instance competition is absent for technical reasons as Hubexo North UK Limited own the licences and are the only supplier able to provide service provision.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000815810
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545714
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website 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
- £59,850 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Dec 20252 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
- WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- anita.bainbridge@westlothian.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVINGSTON
- Postcode
- EH54 6FF
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM14 West Lothian
- Delivery Location
- TLM78 West Lothian
-
- Local Authority
- West Lothian
- Electoral Ward
- Livingston South
- Westminster Constituency
- Livingston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545714
NBS Chorus Platform Subscription - Renewal of software subscriptions for NBS Chorus Platform.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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