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title: "Award of Scottish Government - Interim IT staff services - Cloud & Kubernetes Engineer"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000728401"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2023-04-06"
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# Award of Scottish Government - Interim IT staff services - Cloud & Kubernetes Engineer

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000728401

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract for Interim IT staff services - Cloud & Kubernetes Engineer. The procurement method was direct, with a single supplier without competition. The tender period started on April 18, 2023, and ended on October 18, 2023. The award was valued at £79,800 and was granted to ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes). The contract is currently active since it was signed on April 6, 2023. The buying organisation is the Scottish Government, and the industry category is services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in IT services, especially in consulting, software development, and Internet support, to collaborate with the Scottish Government. The procurement stage has progressed to the award phase, indicating a closed competition with a successful bidder. Interested businesses with expertise in cloud computing and Kubernetes technology can leverage this contract to support the Agriculture and Rural Economy project. The location for this procurement opportunity is with the client's IT staff in Edinburgh, focusing on managing and monitoring the AWS and OCP platform.

## Notice

A IT application stack has been built to support EU Common Agricultural Policy which was reformed in 2016 by the Scottish Government: Agriculture and Rural Economy (ARE). This application distributes some PS650m in grants to the farming community in Scotland. We are looking to supplement our existing on-site team, based in Edinburgh, working with the client's IT staff in blended teams.This is a client facing role so good interpersonal and ability to collaborate and work with clients on a day to day basis is essential.The Cloud & Kubernetes Engineer will be working in a team to cover management, administration and monitoring of the AWS and OCP platform (in particular the JBoss stack including Fuse, EAP, PAM and DM) which supports both internal and external facing website and applications.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475711 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition. |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £79,800 |
| 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 | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY; FIFE COLLEGE; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL; NHS LANARKSHIRE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | GOLSPIE |
| Post town | Kirkwall |
| Postcode | KW10 6UB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City |
| Local authority | Dundee City |
| Electoral ward | West End |
| Westminster constituency | Dundee Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 57 |
| Supplier names | ABBEYFIELD KIRKCALDY SOCIETY; ABPMER; AECOM; AMP CLEAN ENERGY SERVICES; ANDERSON ANDERSON AND BROWN; AQUATERA; ARTSCAPE GARDENS; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; BLACK BOX EDUCATION; BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS; CARNEGIE CARE; CAS DUNCAN; CLACKMANNANSHIRE THIRD SECTOR INTERFACE; COMMISSUM; CONTROL ROOM SOLUTIONS; CREATURE LONDON; CSI MANUFACTURING; DEREK BROWN FORESTRY & GARDENING CONTRACTOR; DFFC; DINGBRO; DUNCAN WEMYSS; EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND NORTH; EKOS; ELECTRIFY MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS; ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EY; GAEL FORCE MARINE EQUIPMENT; GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A MORRISON CONSTRUCTION NORTH EAST; GAS CALL SERVICES; HARVEY NASH; HAYS HYDRAULICS & MECHANICAL SERVICES; ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE; INDIGO FITNESS; INSIGHT DIRECT (UK; KC SCAFFOLDING; KHIPU NETWORKS; KILO MARINE ELECTRONICS; LANDED PEER EDUCATION SERVICE; LORIEN RESOURCING; MACKAY MARINE SERVICES; MOTT MACDONALD; OCF; PRIME BUILD SOLUTIONS; PROCAST BUILDING CONTRACTORS; RE-THINK DEVELOPMENT; SAMS ENTERPRISE; SIMPLEX-TURBULO; SKW CONSTRUCTION; SMART TRAVEL; SMITH AND SONS COACHES; STONEHAVEN SHELLFISH & BOAT TRIPS; SYSTRA; THE GATE WORLDWIDE; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES; WYLIE & BISSET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 6 Apr 2023 at 14:30 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475711

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://fife.ac.uk
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- http://www.hutton.ac.uk
- http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk

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