Contract

Provision of Safeguarder IT Solution

  • Scottish Government

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-036259

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b518

Published 8 November 2024, 1:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Government

5 Atlantic Quay, Broomielaw

Glasgow

G2 8LU

Email

Geri.Bradley@gov.scot

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.scotland.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Safeguarder IT Solution

Reference number

CASE 737476

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A new Microsoft 365 tenant is required to be created, dedicated solely to the Safeguarding function. The new Microsoft 365 tenant must have its own domain to provide a professional and consistent approach for Safeguarders. The new Microsoft tenant must be hardened from a security point of view making use of the Microsoft 365 Guidance for UK Government Secure Configuration Blueprint. This blueprint was designed in combination with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Microsoft, and the UK Government, and sets out several steps to configure a tenant to improve its security posture to a level suitable for handling and storing of government data.

The new tenant must also be configured to allow the Safeguarding users to bring their own device (BYOD), but have controls in place that guard against data exfiltration and provide robust security and authentication measures.

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: £345,749.71

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance

The Services to be delivered remotely for Safeguarders who based across Scotland.

In person training may be required for inductions, usually Edinburgh based.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This was an award from a call off using G Cloud 13 Framework. The winning supplier was down selected as per the G Cloud guidance.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Safeguarder IT Solution / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

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


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

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure

Explanation:

This was an award from a call off using G Cloud 13 Framework. The winning supplier was down selected as per the G Cloud guidance.

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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

CASE 737476

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 November 2024

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: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Bridgeall

The Courtyard, 255 St. Vincent Street

GLASGOW

G2 5QY

Telephone

+44 1412126400

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £345,749.71


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:782816)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

27 Chalmers Street

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom