---
title: "Cloud Hosting"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000541299"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000541299.json"
source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2018-05-17"
---

# Cloud Hosting

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000541299

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract titled "Cloud Hosting for Social Security" to Amazon Web Services. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically within the environmental protection and public services industries. The contract is located in Edinburgh, UK, and has a total value of £2,569,000. The procurement method used for this tender was an open procedure. It was initiated with an emphasis on creating a cloud-based hosting platform for the Social Security Directorate, with the award date noted as April 10, 2018.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses in the digital services and cloud computing sectors, specifically those capable of providing scalable cloud hosting solutions. Companies that excel in developing cloud infrastructures, particularly for governmental digital transformations, would be well-positioned to compete in similar future tenders. The scalability of the services required, along with the potential for contract extensions, makes it an attractive opportunity for providers looking to expand their operations in the public sector.

## Notice

Cloud Hosting for Social Security

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Please note that this is a Contract Award Notice. This contract has now been awarded. Please do not respond to this notice. Scottish Ministers require a Supplier to provide Cloud Hosting services to support the delivery of SG's Strategy for Social Security and Digital Transformation. The purpose of the contract is: Definition and Creation of a cloud-based hosting platform; Align to Scottish Government Digital First Strategy; Social Security Directorate (SSD) owned and operated; Support for Low Income Benefits development and test hosted deliverable, and beyond. Continue the definition and creation of a SSD owned cloud-based hosting platform for the provision of the types of environments required by SSD. Environments include but are not limited to: Development; Testing and Training; Pre-Production; Production.

Options: The requirement for Cloud Hosting is scalable. The initial contract duration is 24 months with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each. The Total value of the procurement (at section II.1.7 of this notice) is an estimate over a 4 year period. It is expected that the final contract value will be within 30% of the estimated contract value stated.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY319464 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Apr 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,569,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH6 6QQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Leith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AMAZON WEB SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 17 May 2018 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY319464

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY319464
  Cloud Hosting - Cloud Hosting for Social Security

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000541299

## Provenance

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