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Award of ICT Advisory Services

North Lanarkshire Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 17:59

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Summary of the contracting process

North Lanarkshire Council procured independent ICT advisory services to support its digital, technology and transformation objectives. The requirement covers specialist strategic, technical and executive-level expertise, including advice on ICT implementation, service improvement and optimisation; ICT governance, risk management and cyber resilience; and the development and delivery of ICT and digital strategies. The service also supports technology investment and procurement decisions, leadership capability, digital maturity, alignment between technology decisions and organisational priorities, and value for money. It includes access to specialist research, industry trends and emerging technology insight. This is an ICT consulting and support service, classified under CPV 72000000. The buying organisation is North Lanarkshire Council, based in Motherwell.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award to a single supplier without competition. The award was made to Gartner UK Ltd through the GCA G-Cloud 14 framework, Lot 3 Cloud Support (RM1557.14), for £668,800. One bid was recorded. The selected supplier is responsible for the full independent ICT advisory requirement, covering strategic, technical and executive-level support. The award route indicates that the council used an established public sector framework rather than running an open competition. The contract is recorded as active. The procurement’s stated evaluation outcome is therefore the selection of Gartner UK Ltd for the council’s complete ICT advisory service, rather than separate awards for lots or different service components.

This award shows that North Lanarkshire Council values a single supplier able to combine senior strategic advice with practical technical expertise and executive-level support. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to advise on ICT implementation, service improvement, optimisation, governance, risk, cyber resilience and digital strategy, while also understanding technology investment and procurement decisions. Evidence of helping organisations improve leadership capability and digital maturity would be relevant, as would the ability to connect technology choices with organisational priorities and value for money. The requirement also favours suppliers with strong research capability and informed views on industry trends and emerging technologies. Familiarity with public sector framework routes, including cloud-support arrangements, would strengthen credibility.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of ICT Advisory Services

Notice Description

The Council is procuring a contract for the provision of independent ICT services. The service will provide access to specialist strategic, technical and executive-level ICT expertise to support the Council's digital, technology and transformation objectives as follows:* Technical advisory support for ICT implementation, service improvement and optimisation* Strengthen ICT governance, risk management and cyber resilience* Support the development and delivery of ICT and digital strategies* Inform technology investment and procurement decisions* Enhance leadership capability and digital maturity across the organisation* Ensure technology decisions align with organisation priorities and deliver value for money* Access to specialist research, industry trends and emerging technology insights

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000842208
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564489
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition.
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£668,800 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
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
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Lanarkshire Council
Additional Buyers

Consumer Scotland

Fife Council

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Lothian Health Board

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

Gartner UK Limited

John Doe Group

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd

Bell Group Limited

Jump Research

Quo Imus Limited

Morgan Philips Executive Search

Central Roofing & Building Services Ltd

Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals)

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