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title: "Cloud and Hosting Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ae0c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-03-03"
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# Cloud and Hosting Services

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ae0c

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, acting as the buying organization, has published a Prior Information Notice for the tender titled "Cloud and Hosting Services". This procurement falls under the IT services category and is at the planning stage. The total value of the contract is £30,000,000. The procurement process involves the establishment of a collaborative arrangement for Cloud/Hosting services, with the main focus on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). The deadline for suppliers to submit their views via a Request for Information document is 15th March 2023. The communication of the future notice is scheduled for 3rd April 2023.

This tender for Cloud and Hosting Services presents an opportunity for businesses providing cloud solutions and hosting services to engage with the Scottish Government. Companies offering Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Community Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Co-location, and Cloud Transition Services are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The Scottish Procurement aims to gather input from potential market participants to inform their strategy and develop a national procurement arrangement. Interested parties should ensure they submit their responses by the specified deadline to be considered for future opportunities in this sector.

## Notice

Scottish Procurement is considering the establishment of a collaborative arrangement for Cloud/Hosting services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Procurement is the organisation tasked with procuring requirements on behalf of Scottish Public Sector Bodies. Scottish Procurement is considering establishing a collaborative arrangement for Cloud and/or Hosting services. Any such arrangement would build on the existing Cloud Services framework which is due to expire on 31 July 2023. The structure and scope of the new arrangement is still being considered, but could include: a) Public Cloud b) Private Cloud c) Community Cloud d) Hybrid Cloud e) Co-location f) Cloud Transition Services Where Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Services (PaaS) are likely to be considered key requirements of any future Cloud Services arrangement, it is likely that Software as a Service (SaaS) would be out of scope, being delivered by other arrangements. The attached Request for Information (RFI) is aimed at collating views from potential market participants. The RFI focuses specifically on the pricing catalogue which may be used in relation to any future procurement process or future framework agreement. This follows on from an earlier RFI issued via a Prior Information Notice published on Public Contracts Scotland on 5 December 2022 (see Additional information). The information gathered will be utilised in developing the Scottish public sector Cloud/Hosting Services procurement strategy and any subsequent national procurement arrangement. No single submission will define the national procurement arrangement in its entirety, but all responses will be used to inform the procurement strategy. Suppliers and other interested parties should read and complete the attached Request for Information document and return it to ICTServicesAndSoftwareTeam@gov.scot by 15 March 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006327-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Apr 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2023 at 15:11 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006327-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000724073
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=724073
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

## Provenance

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