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title: "Award of Interim ELK Developer"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000608129"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2020-02-11"
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# Award of Interim ELK Developer

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000608129

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Scottish Government as the buying organisation, with the tender titled "Award of Interim ELK Developer." This contract falls within the services industry category and is located in Scotland. The procurement stage is currently at the award stage, with the tender period starting on 13 January 2020 and concluding on 10 July 2020. The awarded contract has a value of £91,000 and was signed on 23 December 2019, with key details focused on hiring an ELK Developer proficient in cyber security and various DevOps tools.

This tender represents a prime opportunity for IT and software development firms, particularly those with expertise in cyber security, cloud infrastructure, and data analytics. Businesses that are proficient in using the ELK stack (ElasticSearch, LogStash, and Kibana) would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, firms that can demonstrate experience in developing custom reporting and managing integrations within AWS infrastructure could leverage this contract to enhance their growth and expand their service offerings within the public sector.

## Notice

1 x ELK Developer* In-depth knowledge of cyber security.* Understanding of AWS infrastructure, Packer, Terraform, Inspect and other DevOps tools.* Develop analytics to meet customer requirements.* Develop dashboards to meet customer requirements.* On board new data and logging streams to the ELK platform.* Management and administration of current ELK platform.* ElasticSearch Configuration, Management, Upgrades etc.* Logstash configuration and grok patterns writing and review* Beats configuration and management on conjunction with Logstash.* Develop and refine customer queries and thresholding.* Configure monitor and manage integration to our service* management tools.* Develop custom reporting* Understanding of Protective or Transactional Monitoring* Work with Social Security Chief Digital Officer teams (in particular DevOps, Digital Risk & Cyber and Integration) to translate requirements, develop the ELK platform and integrate with the supporting AWS infrastructure.The solution will be as follows:* The solution uses the ELK stack (ElasticSearch, LogStash and Kibana to provide analytics to internal service teams

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB380294 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £91,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY; ANGUS COUNCIL; EDUCATION SCOTLAND; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MARINE SCOTLAND ON BEHALF OF THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND; NATIONAL WAITING TIMES CENTRE BOARD; NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN; NHS LOTHIAN; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE; SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | DUMFRIES |
| Post town | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG1 1QB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM94 South Ayrshire |
| Local authority | South Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton |
| Westminster constituency | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 52 |
| Supplier names | A1 VERMIN CONTROL AND DEER MANAGEMENT; ALLISON ENTERPRISES; ANDERSON STRATHERN LLP (1ST RANKED; ARRAN FOOTPATHS; BAM RITCHIES - A DIVISION OF BAM NUTTALL; BARRIER NETWORKS; BLUE ARROW; BWK; CAPITAL DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS; CHILDREN'S PARLIAMENT; CLARK CONTRACTS; COLIN CLARK CONTRACTS; CTM CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY & MACHINERY; DICK BROTHERS; DMFCA; EDC (SCOTLAND; EKOS; ENABLE SCOTLAND; ENTOURAGE UK CONSULTING; FUEL PROOF; G3 CONSULTING ENGINEERS; GRAEME YOUNG; GTR CONTRACTS; HARPER MACLEOD; HARPER MACLEOD LLP (2ND RANKED; HARVEY NASH; HIGHLAND DEER AND HABITAT SOLUTIONS; JAMES L. SCOBIE DEER MANAGEMENT; JOHN GRAHAM; JOHN WALKER; KABCO GROUP; MACROBERTS; MAM CONTRACTING; MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS; MPMH CONSTRUCTION; PERTEMPS; R K MCHARDY; RADIOCOMS SYSTEMS; ROLAND MCMEEKEN; S&D DEVELOPMENT; SCOTT YOUNG AND SONS; SCOTWEIGH; STIRLING PARK; STONE COMPUTERS; STORM ID; STREETWISE SERVICES; THE DOUBLE A TRADING; THE FORESTRY WORKERS; THOMAS KNEALE; VENESKY BROWN; VILTRA; XMA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Feb 2020 at 10:17 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB380294

## Notice URLs

- http://firescotland.gov.uk
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot/
- http://www.aib.gov.uk
- http://www.angus.gov.uk/
- http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot
- http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.nhsaaa.net
- http://www.nhsgoldenjubilee.co.uk/home/
- http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/
- http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- http://www.stir.ac.uk/finance-office/procurement/

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