--- title: "Data Science Environment" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY" published: "2023-11-22" --- # Data Science Environment Buyer: SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157.json) ## Summary The Scottish Police Authority has issued a planning-stage tender for a project titled "Data Science Environment" in the public order and safety industry category. The procurement aims to create a Data Science Platform / Environment with tools for data scientists to collaborate effectively and deploy models. The tender deadline for submitting completed Requests for Information is 15 December 2023. The procurement is located in Glasgow, UK, and the buying organisation can be contacted at neil.frame@scotland.police.uk. This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies providing services related to data science platforms and tools. Businesses with expertise in data transformation, collaborative coding environments, and model deployment are well-suited to compete. The tender process is at the planning stage with future notice date scheduled for April 30, 2024. Interested businesses can engage with the Scottish Police Authority to contribute insights and potentially secure future procurement contracts. ## Notice This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued to gather information from the marketplace relative to potential procurement options related to the creation of a Data Science Platform / Environment, inclusive of associated tools that will enable data scientists to load and transform data easily, collaborate and share code with each other, ensure consistency in tooling and versions, provide enough compute to execute required operations, and ultimately deploy, monitor and adapt models in production. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued to gather information from the marketplace relative to potential procurement options related to the creation of a Data Science Platform / Environment, inclusive of associated tools that will enable data scientists to load and transform data easily, collaborate and share code with each other, ensure consistency in tooling and versions, provide enough compute to execute required operations, and ultimately deploy, monitor and adapt models in production. The intention of issuing this document is to facilitate constructive and meaningful dialogue which will be beneficial to all involved and enable the Police Scotland's Chief Data Office to reach a better understanding of the capabilities and challenges in the marketplace relating to the subject area prior to any potential future procurement exercise.. Completed RFI's should be returned to Police Scotland neil.frame@scotland.police.uk and harry.schone@scotland.police.uk by 12:00 Noon 15 December 2023 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493225 | | 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 | 22 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 2024 | | 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72300000 - Data services - 72310000 - Data-processing services - 72311100 - Data conversion services - 72312100 - Data preparation services - 72313000 - Data capture services - 72322000 - Data management services ## Release History - 22 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493225 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493225&idx=1 22nd November 2023 - Request for Information (RFI) Document - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493225 Data Science Environment - This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued to gather information from the marketplace relative to potential procurement options related to the creation of a Data Science Platform / Environment, inclusive of associated tools that will enable data scientists to load and transform data easily, collaborate and share code with each other, ensure consistency in tooling and versions, provide enough compute to execute required operations, and ultimately deploy, monitor and adapt models in production. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=751157 - http://www.spa.police.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000751157. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000751157.json.