---
title: "Core Digital Channels Transition and Decommissioning"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844.json"
source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE"
published: "2019-10-01"
---

# Core Digital Channels Transition and Decommissioning

Buyer: SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844.json)

## Summary

Scottish Enterprise has announced a procurement process titled “Core Digital Channels Transition and Decommissioning,” aimed at facilitating a digital transformation. The procurement is in the Award stage, with the contract being awarded to Dog Digital, following a limited procurement method without prior publication. The contract, valued at £192,000, was signed on 9 July 2019 and involves transitioning existing web platforms to an in-house managed environment, specifically in Glasgow, Scotland.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital services, especially those experienced in website transitions and management. Companies with expertise in platforms like Sitecore, as well as those equipped to offer technical support for digital transformation initiatives, will be well-positioned to compete in future tenders similar to this one. As the public sector increasingly embraces digital solutions, businesses that can demonstrate innovative and effective digital service delivery will find ample opportunities for growth.

## Notice

This is a contract award notice, please do not respond to this notice. This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Scottish Enterprise intends to contract with Dog Digital. Scottish Enterprise is undergoing a Digital Transformation and has established an in-house development team to support our ambition to provide new services for our customers. This will require activities currently hosted on our web platform to be transitioned onto a new platform and environment managed in-house by SE. This contract is to ensure the transition of the SE websites from sitecore to its new platform and the decommissioning of existing services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a contract award notice, please do not respond to this notice. This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Scottish Enterprise intends to contract with Dog Digital for digital support and management and maintenance of our core Digital channels and transition and decommissioning of existing services to our in-house team. These would currently include digital activities supporting brands: - Talent Scotland - ScotGrad - Oceanera

### Procurement Information

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT367719 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £192,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE |
| Additional buyers | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 6HQ |
| 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 | Sighthill/Gorgie |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DOG DIGITAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48224000 - Web page editing software package
- 48825000 - Web servers
- 72212222 - Web server software development services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT367719
- 12 Jul 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL360344

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL360344
  Core Digital Channels Transition and Decommissioning - This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Scottish Enterprise intends to contract with Dog Digital. Scottish Enterprise is undergoing a Digital Transformation and has established an in-house development team to support our ambition to provide new services for our customers. This will require activities currently hosted on our web platform to be transitioned onto a new platform and environment managed in-house by SE. This contract is to ensure the transition of the SE websites from sitecore to its new platform and the decommissioning of existing services.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT367719
  Core Digital Channels Transition and Decommissioning - This is a contract award notice, please do not respond to this notice. This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Scottish Enterprise intends to contract with Dog Digital. Scottish Enterprise is undergoing a Digital Transformation and has established an in-house development team to support our ambition to provide new services for our customers. This will require activities currently hosted on our web platform to be transitioned onto a new platform and environment managed in-house by SE. This contract is to ensure the transition of the SE websites from sitecore to its new platform and the decommissioning of existing services.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844
- https://www.gov.scot/
- https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000590844.json.