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ICT Data Platform Consultancy Services

Ayrshire College

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29 Sep 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Ayrshire College is seeking a technical specialist partner to help develop a modern, secure and scalable enterprise data platform. The work is consultancy and technical support for the college’s data platform capability, delivered for Ayrshire College in Kilmarnock. The engagement is staged: mobilisation, discovery and assessment, and target design and roadmap are guaranteed stages. Foundation and priority delivery, followed by transition and enablement, may proceed after the college reviews progress and contractor performance. Suppliers should be able to support the college from assessment and planning through to implementation and capability handover.

The college invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submissions. The tender deadline was 11 November 2026 at 12:00. The estimated contract value is £200,000, and the stated contract period is 540 days. The first three stages are envisaged to take six months; the later delivery and transition stages are planned for a further 12 months if taken forward. Bidders were required to provide indicative programme plans for the first three stages. Evaluation assigns 80% to technical questions and 20% to price. Variant bids are not allowed, and bids must remain valid for 90 days.

This opportunity suits specialist consultancies and technology partners with experience designing and delivering enterprise data platforms, particularly in environments where security, scalability and modernisation are central. Suppliers need technical depth to conduct discovery and assessment, shape a target architecture and practical roadmap, then potentially deliver priority foundations and support transition and enablement. The staged structure provides a defined initial consultancy and design assignment, with later implementation work dependent on the college’s review of results and contractor performance. Competition is weighted strongly towards technical responses, so firms able to demonstrate relevant expertise, a credible delivery approach and a workable programme for the first three stages are best placed to compete. The requirement calls for a suitably qualified and experienced technical specialist partner.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ICT Data Platform Consultancy Services

Notice Description

Ayrshire College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced technical specialist partner to support the development of a modern, secure and scalable enterprise data platform capability for Ayrshire College.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Ayrshire College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced technical specialist partner to support the development of a modern, secure and scalable enterprise data platform capability for Ayrshire College. The engagement will be a staged contract with the main stages 1 to 3, listed below, being guaranteed to the successful contractor with stages 4 and 5 to be actioned only after a review by the college of the outcomes to date and performance of the contractor: 1. Mobilisation 2. Discovery and Assessment 3. Target Design and Roadmap 4. Foundation and Priority Delivery 5. Transition and Enablement It is envisaged that the first 3 stages will take 6 months to complete with timescales for stages 4 and 5- 12 months. Bidders must provide indicative programme plans for the first 3 stages.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844297
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565521
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
11 Nov 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ayrshire College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KILMARNOCK
Postcode
KA1 3HY
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Local Authority
East Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
Westminster Constituency
Kilmarnock and Loudoun

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