Intention to Award a Contract for Hosting & Support of SND & SFSD

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Buyer Address: 4th Floor, Pilgrim House, Old Ford Road, Aberdeen, UKM, AB11 5RL

Contact Name: Avril Gordon

Contact Email: Avril.Gordon@gov.scot

Contact Telephone: +44 1224285172

Status
complete

Procedure
limited

Value
700000.0 GBP

Published
29 Apr 2025, 00:00

Deadline
n/a

Contract Start
n/a

Contract End
n/a

Category
services

CPV
48610000

Region
n/a

Awarded To
MacLaren West Ltd

Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

Description

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has a requirement for the continuation of Hosting and Support Services for its Scottish National Database (SND) and Scottish Food Sampling Database (SFSD). Additional development of the systems may also be required.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has a requirement for the continuation of Hosting and Support Services for its Scottish National Database (SND) and Scottish Food Sampling Database (SFSD). Additional development of the systems may also be required.

Lot 1 Status: complete

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: Development services may be required. This will be managed using SoWs as set out in the Contract. The estimated value of this work has been accounted for within the estimated contract value of 700,000 GBP.

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical

Documents

Document Title: Intention to Award a Contract for Hosting & Support of SND & SFSD

Document Description: Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has a requirement for the continuation of Hosting and Support Services for its Scottish National Database (SND) and Scottish Food Sampling Database (SFSD). Additional development of the systems may also be required.

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