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title: "Denodo Data Virtualisation Tool"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000746323"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)"
published: "2023-10-05"
---

# Denodo Data Virtualisation Tool

Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000746323

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract 'Denodo Data Virtualisation Tool' has been completed by The Common Services Agency (NSS) based in Edinburgh, UK. This contract falls under the 'Health' industry category and involves a limited procurement method, specifically an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £188,527.5 GBP and was signed on 20th September 2023. The main purpose of this contract is to ensure ongoing support for a critical software component of the Seer platform within the Scottish NHS, SG, and Local Authorities.

This tender for the 'Denodo Data Virtualisation Tool' provides significant business growth opportunities for suppliers who specialize in software maintenance and support services, particularly in the health sector. Companies that can deliver high-quality maintenance services, including defect support, updates, version upgrades, patching, and security vulnerability patching, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The exclusive nature of this procurement, due to the unique specialized services required, offers a competitive advantage to businesses with relevant expertise in software maintenance and support.

## Notice

Denodo DV is an important component of the Seer platform that underpins the capability necessary to deliver high-profile national data and analytics products throughout the Scottish NHS, SG and Local Authorities. This is a standard maintenance contract that can only be provided by the supplier, to ensure ongoing support of defects, updates, version upgrades, patching, and security vulnerability patching.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a standard maintenance contract that can only be provided by the supplier, to ensure ongoing support of defects, updates, version upgrades, patching, and security vulnerability patching. Without a maintenance contract, the service would be unsupportable and as a key component of the Seer platform, this would represent a significant risk to the service. This award is necessary in order to maintain supported and up-to-date versions of the supplied software; including version updates, critical patching including security patching against newly identified vulnerabilities. The contract will move from Softcat to Computacentre under the new SVAR framework agreement however the decision has been taken to award directly to the supplier providing support.

### Procurement Information

This is a standard maintenance contract that can only be provided by the supplier, to ensure ongoing support of defects, updates, version upgrades, patching and security vulnerability patching. Without a maintenance contract the service would be unsupportable and as a key component of the Seer platform this would represent a significant risk to the service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT489843 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £188,527 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS) |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9EB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DENODO TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT489843

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT489843
  Denodo Data Virtualisation Tool - Denodo DV is an important component of the Seer platform that underpins the capability necessary to deliver high-profile national data and analytics products throughout the Scottish NHS, SG and Local Authorities. This is a standard maintenance contract that can only be provided by the supplier, to ensure ongoing support of defects, updates, version upgrades, patching, and security vulnerability patching.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000746323

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