--- title: "Collaborative Spend and Analytics Service" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2021-02-25" --- # Collaborative Spend and Analytics Service Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is initiating a procurement process for a "Collaborative Spend and Analytics Service," aimed at replacing the Scottish Procurement Information Hub contract set to expire in 2022. This service is classified under the industry category of public services and will primarily operate within the UK. Currently in the planning stage, the buying organisation anticipates making an official announcement regarding the tender on 1st November 2021. The prospective contract will serve over 100 public sector bodies, including local authorities and NHS Scotland, and will focus on delivering analysis and reporting functionalities for procurement spend. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud-based analytics, data analysis, and public sector services. Companies that offer expertise in data sanitisation, reporting, and collaboration tools would be particularly well-suited to compete. With over £14 billion of public sector procurement spend data being analysed annually, businesses that can deliver innovative solutions for analysing and enhancing collaborative procurement practices are likely to find this an advantageous opportunity. ## Notice The Scottish Government is considering the establishment of a contract for the provision of a Collaborative Spend Analytics Service. This is to replace the Scottish Procurement Information Hub contract which is due to expire in 2022. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Scottish Government is considering the establishment of a contract for the provision of a Collaborative Spend Analytics Service. This is to replace the Scottish Procurement Information Hub contract which is due to expire in 2022. The current spend analysis tool is used to provide a collaborative view of procurement spend information and to identify collaborative procurement opportunities through the analysis of accounts payable data and contract information. Over 14bn GBP of Scottish public sector procurement spend data was recorded and analysed in financial year 2018/19. The supplier will be responsible for providing a cloud based spend analytics tool and other associated services to over 100 Scottish public sector bodies and organisations across central government, local government, NHS Scotland and Scottish higher and further education institutions. The scope of the new contract is currently being considered however is likely to include the following: - Data analysis: including accounts payable, transactional and supplier data - Data sanitisation, standardisation and enrichment - Data gathering and validation - Category spend analysis - Data reporting - Cloud based The solution may be required to interface with other solutions that are part of the Scottish Governments eCommerce Shared Service. The resultant output from the solution will be used by public sector bodies to perform a wide range of analysis on procurement spend to allow the identification of potential collaborative opportunities and transactional efficiencies. For example, identifying spend: - with key suppliers - with SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) - on collaborative contracts - by geographical location - by commodity category Reporting will be required at an individual public body level as well as at a national level by the Scottish Government.. This PIN is for information only and does not formally constitute a call for competition or signify the start of a procurement. This does not form a commitment by Scottish Ministers to undertake any procurement exercise and we reserve the right to withdraw at any time. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB407906 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | 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 | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Nov 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 GOVERNMENT | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | 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 - 48812000 - Financial information systems - 72300000 - Data services - 72310000 - Data-processing services - 72314000 - Data collection and collation services - 72316000 - Data analysis services ## Release History - 25 Feb 2021 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB407906 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB407906 Collaborative Spend and Analytics Service - The Scottish Government is considering the establishment of a contract for the provision of a Collaborative Spend Analytics Service. This is to replace the Scottish Procurement Information Hub contract which is due to expire in 2022. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812 - https://resources.mygov.scot/standards/digital-first/ - https://www.gov.scot/publications/cyber-resilience-framework/ - https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-digital-future-high-level-operating-framework-version-2/ ## 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-r6ebe6-0000644812. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000644812.json.