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title: "Provision of a Digital Delivery Partner for Development of an Integrated Digital Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee9c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Scottish Environment Protection Agency"
published: "2026-08-28"
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# Provision of a Digital Delivery Partner for Development of an Integrated Digital Platform

Buyer: Scottish Environment Protection Agency  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee9c

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## Summary

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) intends to procure a digital delivery partner to develop an integrated digital platform as part of its Transformation Programme. The service will cover customer, regulatory and data services, connecting workflows and information across the organisation. The platform is intended to replace fragmented systems and manual processes, reduce re-entry and interpretation of information, and improve the consistency, timeliness and efficiency of service delivery. The work is classified as IT services, including consulting, software development, internet and support. Delivery is required across the United Kingdom. This is a services requirement for organisations able to help SEPA move from designing change to delivering practical digital transformation in response to rising environmental and financial pressures.

This procurement is at the planning stage: SEPA has stated an intention to procure and has already engaged with the market to help design the tender process. It expects to use the Government Commercial Agency Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 framework, Lot 2, Digital Capability and Delivery Partners, through a single-stage competition. The requirement is planned as one lot and is above the relevant threshold. The planned contract period is expected to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2030, with a possible renewal or extension to 31 March 2032. These are the buyer’s current expectations, not an invitation or deadline to submit a tender. Scottish devolved procurement regulations apply.

The requirement should suit digital delivery partners with experience of designing and implementing integrated platforms across complex organisations. Relevant preparation would include capability in software development, digital consultancy, systems integration, data services, workflow redesign and user-facing customer services. Suppliers should be able to work across regulatory and operational processes, connect information held in different systems, and reduce reliance on manual handling and duplicate data entry. The buyer’s stated focus on improved service delivery, better use of data and greater efficiency will favour teams able to turn transformation plans into practical, scalable delivery. SEPA has indicated that the work is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, widening the potential market when the competition is launched.

## Notice

The Integrated Digital Platform Project is a core component of SEPA's Transformation Programme, shifting the organisation from designing change to delivering it in practice. It responds directly to our Annual Operating Plan 2026/27, which emphasises improved service delivery, better use of data, and greater efficiency in the context of increasing environmental and financial pressures. At present, SEPA operates through a fragmented landscape of systems and manual processes. Information is often held across multiple platforms, requiring re-entry and interpretation, which increases effort, reduces consistency, and limits the organisation's ability to respond effectively to growing demand. The Integrated Digital Platform Project will address these issues by creating an integrated digital platform spanning customer, regulatory and data services. This will enable workflows and data to move effectively across the organisation, reduce manual handling, and support more consistent and timely service delivery. SEPA will be using Government Commercial Agency Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (DOS7), Lot 2 - Digital Capability and Delivery Partners, using a single-stage competition.

### Planning Information

SEPA undertook engagement with market as part of the procurement activities for the design of tender process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082212-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| Locality | HOLYTOWN |
| Postcode area | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 4WQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Mossend and Holytown |
| Westminster constituency | Airdrie and Shotts |
| 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

- 28 Aug 2026 at 14:15 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082212-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082212-2026
  28th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sepa.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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