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Border College Basic Cloud Hosting and Back Up IaaS Contract

Borders College

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06 Oct 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Borders College procured infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud hosting and data-centre backup services. The requirement covers hosting the college’s systems in the cloud and backing up its data; the lot description identifies this as a call-off for cloud hosting services under the Scottish Procurement Cloud Services Framework. The service is for Borders College, with delivery at the college in Galashiels, Scottish Borders. This is an IT infrastructure service rather than a purchase of hardware or a general-purpose cloud software licence. The procurement’s classification is for data-processing and hosting services (CPV 72317000).

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Borders College used an open procedure to call off from the Scottish Procurement Cloud Services Framework SP-22-023; the requirement was a single lot. DataVita Limited was awarded the contract. The contract was signed on 16 September 2026 and has a value of £358,060.80. The source does not give a contract end date or duration, nor a stated evaluation breakdown. Three bids were received, including two from SMEs; all three were electronic. The recorded award identifies DataVita and relates to the cloud-hosting lot.

This award demonstrates demand at Borders College for managed cloud hosting and data-centre backup delivered through its Scottish Procurement Cloud Services Framework. A credible competitor when this requirement next reaches the market would need to provide dependable IaaS hosting alongside secure, reliable backup and recovery for the college’s data and systems. The selected supplier is an SME, and two of the three bidders were also SMEs, showing that the competition included smaller providers as well as other businesses. Suppliers should be able to work within the framework call-off route and demonstrate the operational capability to deliver both hosting and backup as a joined service for an education customer. The procurement provides evidence of an established college requirement, rather than a one-off equipment purchase.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Border College Basic Cloud Hosting and Back Up IaaS Contract

Notice Description

IaaS Cloud Hosting and Back up data centre services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Call off from SP-22-023 for the provision of Cloud Hosting Services for Borders College

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844873
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565993
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

72317000 - Data storage services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£358,060 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 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
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
GALASHIELS
Postcode
TD1 3HE
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Galashiels and District
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DataVita Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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