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Events Data Services

VisitScotland

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: VisitScotland

Buyer Address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, UKM, EH8 8BG

Contact Name: kirsty c strowes

Contact Email: kirsty.strowes@visitscotland.com

Contact Telephone: +44 1314722222

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
74000.0 GBP
Published
10 Feb 2026, 00:00
Deadline
11 Mar 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79341000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

Description

VisitScotland is looking for a supplier of accurate, and regularly available events content to support its information provision objectives to enable it to best promote Scotland as an attractive visitor destination. In addition, VisitScotland seeks to enrich insight produced to understand events sector to provide a robust, consolidated dataset covering Scotland’s events landscape.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549193

Link Title: Events Data Services

Link Description: VisitScotland is looking for a supplier of accurate, and regularly available events content to support its information provision objectives to enable it to best promote Scotland as an attractive visitor destination. In addition, VisitScotland seeks to enrich insight produced to understand events sector to provide a robust, consolidated dataset covering Scotland’s events landscape.

Lots

Lot Description: VisitScotland is looking for a supplier of accurate, and regularly available events content to support its information provision objectives to enable it to best promote Scotland as an attractive visitor destination. In addition, VisitScotland seeks to enrich insight produced to understand events sector to provide a robust, consolidated dataset covering Scotland’s events landscape.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in the regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015.

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: optional two one-year extensions – see II.2.7

Lot 1 Value: GBP 74,000.00

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical

Documents

Document Title: Events Data Services

Document Description: VisitScotland is looking for a supplier of accurate, and regularly available events content to support its information provision objectives to enable it to best promote Scotland as an attractive visitor destination. In addition, VisitScotland seeks to enrich insight produced to understand events sector to provide a robust, consolidated dataset covering Scotland’s events landscape.

Document Title: Tender Guidance and Checklist

Document Title: ITT- Events Data Services

Document Title: Statement of Requirement

Document Title: Pricing Schedule

Document Title: Contract Terms & Conditions

Document Title: Appendices A-E

Document Title: Cloud Assessment Form

Document Title: Sustainability Questionnaire

Document Title: Administrative Information

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