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title: "Progress Licence and Software Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000795291"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-03"
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# Progress Licence and Software Maintenance

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000795291

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## Summary

North Lanarkshire Council has awarded a contract for the annual licence maintenance and support for Progress applications deployed on their Unix servers. The contract, valued at GBP 198,000, was awarded to Progress Software Limited on 17th March 2025. The procurement, categorised under ICT goods, followed a limited procedure as per Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, justifying that competition was absent for technical reasons. The procurement process was completed and the contract is currently active, with the primary location being Motherwell, Scotland (UKM84 region).

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in Unix-based software maintenance and support, especially those familiar with Progress applications. Companies experienced in managing extensive and bespoke software systems, like the Building Cleaning Management System, Housing Services Management System, and others detailed in the contract, can benefit from such public sector partnerships. While this specific tender followed a limited procedure due to technical reasons, staying informed about similar future opportunities and understanding the specialised requirements can provide an edge in competing for contracts with organisations like North Lanarkshire Council.

## Notice

This contract is for the Annual licence Maintenance and support for NLC Progress applications deployed on Unix servers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

There are currently 6 Progress applications residing on the councils Unix Solaris estate - all developed in-house over the last 20 years, namely: Building Cleaning Management System (BCMS) - provides work order and recharge facilities, for the maintenance of council facilities. Municipal Bank - manages the council's bank (recently the bank service has stopped but the management of the legacy account information remains for a 6-year period). Home Insurance - manages council house insurance for tenants. Housing Services Management System (HSMS) - manages multiple Housing Service-related functions including Tenancy Management, Rent Accounting, Common Housing Register and Allocations, Homelessness, Arrears and Court Processing, Housing Support, Repairs and Maintenance, Gas Servicing, Property and Estate Management, Anti-Social Behaviour. Application Control System (ACS) - manages the batch processing for all Unix hosted Progress and Oracle applications and databases. GIFT - file transfer management system for BACS, ledger, files etc. This agreement supports the above.

### Procurement Information

The circumstances in which the Council may award a contract without competition are set out in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"), Regulation 33. The procuring service has advised that as per the Regulations, this NTP was submitted on the basis of Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) "competition is absent for technical reasons".

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527513 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £198,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROGRESS SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527513

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527513
  Progress Licence and Software Maintenance - This contract is for the Annual licence Maintenance and support for NLC Progress applications deployed on Unix servers.

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