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title: "Corporate Service Technology Solutions"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000637076"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY"
published: "2020-11-27"
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# Corporate Service Technology Solutions

Buyer: SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000637076

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## Summary

The Scottish Police Authority is planning a contracting process for "Corporate Service Technology Solutions" as part of their strategic initiative to enhance support services. This procurement falls under the public order and safety industry category and is located in Glasgow, UK. Currently in the planning stage, interested parties are invited to respond to a Request for Information (RFI), with key dates including the initiation of discussions expected in mid-December 2020 and a response deadline yet to be specified in the RFI documentation.

This opportunity is designed to engage technology providers capable of delivering innovative solutions that bolster the efficiency and quality of services within Police Scotland. Companies specialising in corporate software, IT solutions, and system integration will find this tender especially relevant. The emphasis on market engagement and collaboration indicates a willingness to consider a diverse range of proposals, creating avenues for businesses of varying sizes to contribute to the development of integrated corporate services technology.

## Notice

This Prior Information Notice is being used by Police Scotland to issue a Request for Information (RFI) to assist the strategic direction for the Corporate Service Technology Solution. It is expected that the RFI will result in a future tender exercise. Further documentation will be provided in line with the indicative timetable published in the further information below.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This Prior Information Notice is being used by Police Scotland to gauge interest and issue a Request for Information (RFI) to assist with the future strategic direction of the Corporate Services Technology Solution. Corporate support services for Police Scotland enable and underpin the operational service that is delivered for the people and communities of Scotland. The Transforming Corporate Support Service (TCSS) Programme is a core part of this, investing in technology and changing how we work to improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of support services - Finance, People and Development, Fleet, Estates, Procurement and ICT. These functions currently operate from over 100 locations, with ageing legacy technology, fragmented processes and practices often requiring manual work arounds. This means a significant administrative burden on both front line and corporate services teams, reinforcing different ways of working. The transformation of Corporate Support Services is comprised of two core components: The service design: -how each function will be organised in the future; -the standard service catalogue for each function; and -the organisation design through which the future function will be managed. The supporting technology - Providing the systems that will underpin the delivery of the services and support customers to access them. Market Engagement Objective: To perform a market engagement exercise that will explore and identify potential technology options for delivering TCSS and assess options relating to the technology which would underpin the full realisation of the benefits of the Target Operating Model. Approach: In order to explore a wider set of technology options Police Scotland has reviewed and updated the Technical Design Principles for the Programme, run workshops to prioritise investment areas and now seeks to perform a market engagement exercise, the purpose of which is to determine what procurement approach and technology strategy (for example. 'best of breed' versus 'best of suite') is most suitable to address both its short term system replacement requirements and longer term ambition of having integrated software solutions across our corporate services. The Authority may wish to have some exploratory discussions with a cross section of interested parties, however it won't be feasible to have conversations with all interested parties. The Authority will look to include parties from a range of sectors and organisations of differing size and scale to gather information from a broad range to help inform our thinking. All Interested parties whether selected for discussion session will have the opportunity to provide a written response to the RFI and any subsequent tender as appropriate (Subject to Procurement Route selected). This will include opportunity to understand affordability and payment options. The Authority intends to update this notice with the RFI in accordance with timescales below:. 1. Issue Prior Information Notice 2. Notice Updated approx. Week Commencing 7th December with RFI Document. 3. Interested Parties provide confirmation (Via email) by Wednesday 9th December if they wish to be considered for future market engagement discussion in December 2020 / early 2021. 4. Interested Parties provide written response to RFI - Date TBC in RFI.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV400751 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jul 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G51 1DZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Govan |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48442000 - Financial systems software package
- 48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package
- 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
- 48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package
- 48490000 - Procurement software package
- 72222300 - Information technology services
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2020 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV400751

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV400751&idx=5
  22nd January 2021 - UNIFORM MEASURE FORM
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV400751&idx=4
  22nd January 2021 - TABLE 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV400751&idx=3
  11th December 2020 - Note to interested Parties
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV400751&idx=2
  8th December 2020 - RFI document for interested parties to complete and return to the Authority.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV400751&idx=1
  30th November 2020 - RFI TO BE ADDED W/C 7TH DECEMBER
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV400751
  Corporate Service Technology Solutions - This Prior Information Notice is being used by Police Scotland to issue a Request for Information (RFI) to assist the strategic direction for the Corporate Service Technology Solution. It is expected that the RFI will result in a future tender exercise. Further documentation will be provided in line with the indicative timetable published in the further information below.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000637076
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=637076

## Provenance

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