---
title: "Provision of Hosting and Support Services to Glow Blogs"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000556237"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000556237.json"
source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EDUCATION SCOTLAND"
published: "2018-09-04"
---

# Provision of Hosting and Support Services to Glow Blogs

Buyer: EDUCATION SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000556237

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## Summary

The contracting process for the provision of hosting and support services to Glow Blogs has been awarded to Kainos Software Ltd by Education Scotland, a central purchasing body based in Livingston, UK. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically related to educational infrastructure support and maintenance. The award was made on 7 August 2018, with the procurement method being an open procedure. The contract, with a value of £75,949, includes optional extensions and is expected to include cloud hosting requirements compliant with ISO27001 standards.

This opportunity presents potential for businesses specialising in cloud services, IT support, and educational technology. Firms that can provide robust managed cloud solutions and have experience with ITIL frameworks would be particularly well-suited to compete in similar tenders. With the growing demand for educational services online, businesses that can deliver high-quality infrastructure support may find significant growth opportunities in responding to such public contracts.

## Notice

Glow Blogs Infrastructure Support and Maintenance

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Service Provider shall deliver the following: -Migration from the current supplier - Provision of PaaS to allow the hosting, management and support of an open sourced platform on which to run and develop code for the Blogs WordPress application (currently WordPress 4.3.4) - A managed cloud service support function based on ITIL V3 to run the service on a day to day basis and to allow incidents and changes to be processed throughout the life of the project - Cloud hosting within the UK or EEA, suitable for holding Official level material - Compatible with the requirements of the Information Security Standard ISO27001 - Exit to a new supplier at the end of the contract

Options: Education Scotland retains the right to extend the contract for one month durations until no later than 31 March 2019.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP330256 |
| 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 | 4 Sep 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Aug 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 | £75,949 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EDUCATION SCOTLAND |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH54 6GA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KAINOS SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48190000 - Educational software package

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2018 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP330256

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP330256
  Provision of Hosting and Support Services to Glow Blogs - Glow Blogs Infrastructure Support and Maintenance

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000556237

## Provenance

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