--- title: "Request for Information (RFI) to Inform the Approach for Cloud Platform Service - Digital Partner" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2022-10-19" --- # Request for Information (RFI) to Inform the Approach for Cloud Platform Service - Digital Partner Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government, acting as the buyer in this public procurement process, has published a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the Approach for Cloud Platform Service - Digital Partner. This procurement falls under the services category within the general public services industry. The tender, in the planning stage as of October 19, 2022, aims to build a multi-tenanted public Cloud Platform Service following the updated SG Digital Strategy. Interested parties are requested to review the documentation and submit responses by November 2. The procurement process is managed by the Scottish Government based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. This upcoming tender for a Cloud Platform Service by the Scottish Government offers business growth opportunities for companies specializing in cloud services and technologies. Businesses with expertise in providing cloud-based solutions and services are well-suited to compete in this tender. The planned communication for future notices related to this procurement is scheduled for January 9, 2023. This procurement, though currently at the planning stage, presents a chance for businesses to engage with the public sector and contribute to the Scottish public sector's effective and secure utilization of cloud technologies in line with the digital strategy objectives. ## Notice Scottish Government (SG) Digital Directorate is building a multi-tenanted public Cloud Platform Service. The SG will act as an exemplar, to encourage and support public sector bodies towards using cloud services and to realise the benefits of cloud computing, in line with the updated SG Digital Strategy published in March 2021. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Scottish Government (SG) Digital Directorate is building a multi-tenanted public Cloud Platform Service. The SG will act as an exemplar, to encourage and support public sector bodies towards using cloud services and to realise the benefits of cloud computing, in line with the updated SG Digital Strategy published in March 2021. The SG will seek to establish the Cloud Platform Service, as well as an effective Cloud Community, to support the Scottish public sector to make efficient, effective and secure use of cloud technologies. This notice has been created of the purposes of seeking information from the marker place regarding our requirements and should not be treated as a prior information notice (PIN) Further details are provided in the document attached to this notice.. All parties must read the attached documentation. You are asked to complete the document and send back to Leigh.Syme@gov.scot by 2nd of November. Pleasure note that this notice is purely for information purposes. Although a date has been advised of when we wish to go to market it is not guaranteed we will be going to market at all or on that date. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462154 | | 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 | 19 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Jan 2023 | | 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 | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 8EA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 19 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462154 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT462154&idx=1 19th October 2022 - Request for Information Document (PLEASE READ) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462154 Request for Information (RFI) to Inform the Approach for Cloud Platform Service - Digital Partner - Scottish Government (SG) Digital Directorate is building a multi-tenanted public Cloud Platform Service. The SG will act as an exemplar, to encourage and support public sector bodies towards using cloud services and to realise the benefits of cloud computing, in line with the updated SG Digital Strategy published in March 2021. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=710754 - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000710754. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000710754.json.