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PROC-25-3153 - Digital Technology Estate Upgrade Resource

Scottish Police Authority

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23 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Police Authority bought professional IT services to support Police Scotland’s Digital Technology Estate Upgrade. The requirement was for technical delivery resource and related services to enable parts of the upgrade programme, rather than the supply of a specific technology product. This is a public-sector digital transformation and technical resourcing opportunity, classified under CPV 72000000 for information technology services. The work is for Police Scotland and is delivered in Scotland. The Scottish Police Authority acted as the buyer and central purchasing body. The requirement was arranged as a single service lot through the Crown Commercial Service’s RM6277 Non-Clinical Staffing framework, indicating that suppliers needed to provide suitably skilled personnel through an established public-sector staffing route.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure and further competition under the Crown Commercial Service RM6277 Non-Clinical Staffing framework. Sanderson Government and Defence was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 23 June 2026 and is active, with an awarded contract value of £5,000,000. Evaluation was conducted through the framework competition; the published data records five bids, including one from an SME, and all five were submitted electronically. The opportunity was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The outcome shows a completed competitive process for professional IT delivery resource supporting a police digital estate upgrade, with the contract placed through a central government framework rather than as a standalone open-market purchase.

This award demonstrates demand from the Scottish Police Authority for substantial, externally supplied IT delivery capability within Police Scotland’s digital transformation programme. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need to provide experienced technical delivery professionals who can work within a complex public-sector technology estate and support defined upgrade activity. Credibility would also depend on the ability to mobilise and manage a suitably sized resource team, understand operational policing requirements, and deliver reliably in a public-sector environment. Experience of framework-based competition and electronic tendering would be important, as would the capacity to meet the governance, assurance and delivery expectations associated with a national police organisation. SMEs can compete, as one SME bid was recorded.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PROC-25-3153 - Digital Technology Estate Upgrade Resource

Notice Description

The Scottish Police Authority (known as the "the Authority") has a requirement for Professional Services to support Police Scotland with the provision of IT technical delivery resource/services to enable elements of the Digital Technology Estate Upgrade.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Further Competition under Crown Commercial Services RM6277 Non-Clinical Staffing

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838251
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560812
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME

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
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Scottish Police Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G40 4EH
Postcode Area
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
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Calton
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sanderson Government and Defence

Further Information

Notice Documents

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