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IPED - The Supply and Support of a Correspondence Management System

Scottish Government

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Scottish Government

Buyer Address: Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, UKM, EH6 6QQ

Contact Email: michael.brydon@gov.scot

Contact Telephone: +44 1312443619

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
2500000.0 GBP
Published
29 Apr 2025, 00:00
Deadline
06 Jun 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
48311000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

Description

The Scottish Government is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced service provider who will be responsible for the supply and support of a new Correspondence Management System. Both the Solution, and Services, which are to be provided by the Service Provider will form the core of a wider Correspondence Management capability, including updated operating models and business process improvements, to be implemented by the SG.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR529127

Link Title: IPED - The Supply and Support of a Correspondence Management System

Link Description: The Scottish Government is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced service provider who will be responsible for the supply and support of a new Correspondence Management System. Both the Solution, and Services, which are to be provided by the Service Provider will form the core of a wider Correspondence Management capability, including updated operating models and business process improvements, to be implemented by the SG.

Lots

Lot Description: The Scottish Government is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced service provider who will be responsible for the supply and support of a new Correspondence Management System. Both the Solution, and Services, which are to be provided by the Service Provider will form the core of a wider Correspondence Management capability, including updated operating models and business process improvements, to be implemented by the SG. The purpose of this procurement is to provide a platform to manage the processing of the vast and varied correspondence submitted through various channels in a secure and managed software as a service solution. The correspondence in scope for this solution that are received into Scottish Government via various channels that can be categorised as one of four key types - -Ministerial Correspondence -General Correspondence -Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests -Parliamentary Questions. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

Documents

Document Title: IPED - The Supply and Support of a Correspondence Management System

Document Description: The Scottish Government is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced service provider who will be responsible for the supply and support of a new Correspondence Management System. Both the Solution, and Services, which are to be provided by the Service Provider will form the core of a wider Correspondence Management capability, including updated operating models and business process improvements, to be implemented by the SG.

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