Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
UK
Contact person: Stuart Riach
E-mail: stuart.riach2@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.scot/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
National Digital Maturity Assessment and Learning and Development Platform for Health and Social Care
Reference number: CASE/787744
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider to design, deliver, and maintain a national online digital maturity assessment tool and a linked learning and development website.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A digital maturity assessment enables health and social care organisations to evaluate how effectively they use digital technologies to deliver, manage, and improve services. It assesses leadership, infrastructure, data use, innovation, staff confidence, digital skills, and readiness for change. It also considers digital inclusion, ensuring services are accessible and equitable for all.
The successful service provider will be required to:
- Develop a robust, user-friendly digital maturity assessment platform tailored to the Scottish health and social care context.
- Enable benchmarking at local, regional, and national levels.
- Provide actionable insights to inform digital transformation planning and investment.
- Design and host a complementary learning and development website offering curated resources, bespoke analysis, discussion groups, and improvement guides aligned with assessment outcomes.
- Ensure accessibility, data security, and ongoing technical support.
This work will play a critical role in supporting continuous improvement, workforce development, and strategic alignment across Scotland’s health and social care landscape.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Overall Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: Understanding of the requirement
/ Weighting: 30/100
Quality criterion: Technical proposal
/ Weighting: 40/100
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 15/100
Quality criterion: Resourcing
/ Weighting: 10/100
Quality criterion: Fair Work
/ Weighting: 5/100
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract may be extended for a period of up to 24 months. Subject to that constraint, the period of the Contract may be extended on more than one occasion.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
SPD 4B.5: Insurance Requirements - the bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
SPD 4B.5.1a: Professional Risk Indemnity 1,000,000 GBP
SPD 4B.5.1b: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP
SPD 4B.5.2: Public Liability: 1,000,000 GBP
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
SPD 4C.1.2 - Tenderers to provide 2 examples of undertaking similar services within the last 3 years.
SPD 4C.4 - The tenderer is required to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.
SPD 4C.7 - The tenderer is required to provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the
contract.
SPD 4C.10 - The tenderer is required to confirm if any sub-contractors will be used in the delivery of the services and provide details of the proportion (i.e percentage) of the contract they intend to subcontract.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
SPD 4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance.
SPD 4C.7 - Production and submission of evidence of steps taken to build awareness of the climate emergency and consideration of how the organisation plans to respond to it. This should include details of planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
26/08/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
26/08/2025
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The Single Procurement Document (Scotland) is a standard qualification questionnaire supplied by Scottish Ministers for all regulated procurements. The SPD (Scotland) is used to self-certify for the minimum requirements to tender for this contract opportunity and will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis.
Each tender will be individually evaluated to identify the most economically advantageous service provider, based on the Price / Quality weightings detailed in this notice.
Questions that form the Quality award criteria will be scored using the following methodology:
0 - Unacceptable; 1 - Poor; 2 - Acceptable; 3 - Good; 4 - Excellent
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29787. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/07/2025