Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Police Authority
1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor
Glasgow
G51 1DZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1786895668
E-mail: procurementtenders@scotland.police.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.spa.police.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19762
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Secure Data Hosting for Police Scotland East Data Centre
Reference number: PROC-25-2850
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72317000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Colocation services, power consumption and storage capabilities.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 275 911.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Secure production colocation services for Police Scotland’s East Data Centre
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
As a migration of this complexity and scale has never been carried out before by Police Scotland, this makes the risk profile very high. A market review and internal assessment has identified substantial risks associated with migrating to a new supplier, including:
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PROC-25-2850
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from 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
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pulsant Limited
Blue Square House, Priors Way
Maidenhead
SL6 2HP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 275 911.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:796859)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Glasgow
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/04/2025