Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Telephone
+44 1312756000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tableau License Renewal
Reference number
NP501625F
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Maintenance and support of Tableau developer and user licenses from the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework. The maintenance agreement is against perpetual licenses and provides for ongoing version releases of the Tableau software, security and software patches, platform health checks and reviews, and platform support.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £398,003
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Tableau platforms provides for 249 developers across NSS and PHS, and for a minimum of 8000 users of dashboards and
visualisations from across NHS Scotland, Scottish Government and other public sector agencies. Tableau is part of the Seer platform, and the full platform and running costs for the platform were included in the financial case for the Seer
2.0 Business Case. Tableau provides dashboarding and data visualisation products such as the Scottish Vaccination Hub, Finance BI platform, and PHS’s flagship Discovery analytical product.
This call-off against the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework via Computacenter for the renewal of the ongoing maintenance and support of Tableau developer and user licenses provides for ongoing version releases of the Tableau software, security and software patches, platform health checks and reviews, and platform support.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Call off from the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework with Computacentre.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This call-off against the Software Value Added Reseller (S-VAR) framework via Computacenter for the renewal of the ongoing maintenance and support of Tableau developer and user licenses provides for ongoing version releases of the Tableau software, security and software patches, platform health checks and reviews, and platform support.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NP501625F
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tableau
Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street
London
SE1 0SU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £398,003
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:820956)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Country
United Kingdom