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Business Objects (SAP) Maintenance and Support

Notice Description

One of the main reasons for its success is that Business Objects provides a very effective platform for Enterprise-level standard reporting, allowing users to quickly develop ad hoc queries and to set up schedules and publications to a range of destinations and formats, supporting decision-making across the NHS by budget holders, PHS analysts in many areas including, for example, FOI requests, PCF in many of its business operations, PC&FS dental and ophthalmic payment and activity information and the Scottish Government during the pandemic and beyond. It's Enterprise-level standard reporting functionality complements and broadens the insights provided by the data visualisation offering of other tools such as Tableau and Power BI.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Business Objects is the most widely used of the SAP Business Intelligence Suite of products available to NSS and is an intuitive application to use, allowing users to query data and build reports using familiarly named objects. The use of Business Objects within NSS and in the wider NHS has grown steadily since the 2000s. A large volume of report content has been developed since then and a million plus query refreshes are carried out annually on the NSS system alone. NSS usage trends remain steady with no indication of any marked decline in activity. This is a direct award.

Procurement Information

SAP is the sole supplier able to provide maintenance and support for the Business Objects software, as it is proprietary to SAP and no other supplier has the legal or technical ability to provide the required updates, patches, and support services. The use of Business Objects is critical to NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government, supporting essential business intelligence and reporting functions. Awarding this contract to any other supplier is not possible due to the absence of competition for technical reasons, as only SAP holds the necessary intellectual property rights and technical capability to deliver the required services. This direct award ensures continuity of service and mitigates the risk of disruption to critical reporting and analytics across NHS Scotland.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000831769
Publication Source: Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555712
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: 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: £90,970 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 12 May 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: 15 Apr 20264 weeks 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

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS PUBLIC SERVICES DELIVERY SCOTLAND) (PSD SCOTLAND)
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Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: EDINBURGH
Postcode: EH12 9EB
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: TLM Scotland
Local Authority: City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency: Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers: 1
Supplier Name: SAP

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555712
Business Objects (SAP) Maintenance and Support - One of the main reasons for its success is that Business Objects provides a very effective platform for Enterprise-level standard reporting, allowing users to quickly develop ad hoc queries and to set up schedules and publications to a range of destinations and formats, supporting decision-making across the NHS by budget holders, PHS analysts in many areas including, for example, FOI requests, PCF in many of its business operations, PC&FS dental and ophthalmic payment and activity information and the Scottish Government during the pandemic and beyond. It's Enterprise-level standard reporting functionality complements and broadens the insights provided by the data visualisation offering of other tools such as Tableau and Power BI.

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