Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Records of Scotland
General Register House, 3 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3YY
UK
Contact person: Jenna Morrison
Telephone: +44 1313144215
E-mail: jenna.morrison@nrscotland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00474
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Probabilistic Data Matching for Data Linkage
Reference number: 17/01/01
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Award of contract following competition against Scottish Government's Digital Technology and Cyber Service Lot 1 - Digital Technology Projects. NRS ref: 17/01/01 - Probabilistic Data Matching for Data Linkage
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
143 900.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To scope, deliver, support and maintain a new data linkage solution that aligns with the principles and requirements of the Digital Scotland Service Standard (DSSS), hosted in NRS’ existing cloud infrastructure, to replace the existing on-premise Big Match solution.
The goal(s) of this project are: -
- To improve data linkage results and reduce processing effort by replacing the NRS on-premise “Bigmatch” data linkage solution with an Azure based “Splink” solution, with security and data governance inbuilt;
- To introduce new functionality and simplify business processes;
- To have a fully tested and fully supported solution that is DEA, DPA and Cyber Essentials+ compliant; and
- To migrate to the new solution as soon as possible.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract has two optional 12 month extensions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The contract is the result of a competition that was run under Scottish Government's DPS for Technology and Cyber Service Lot 1 – Digital Technology Projects
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: 17/01/01
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
Storm ID Ltd
Leith Assembly Rooms, 43 Constitution Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BG
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 143 900.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:789622)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/02/2025