Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Food Standards Scotland (FSS)
4th Floor, Pilgrim House, Old Ford Road
Aberdeen
AB11 5RL
UK
Contact person: Avril Gordon
Telephone: +44 1224285172
E-mail: Avril.Gordon@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.foodstandards.gov.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24524
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Other: Food
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Intention to Award a Contract for Hosting & Support of SND & SFSD
Reference number: FSS/2024/021
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has a requirement for the continuation of Hosting and Support Services for its Scottish National Database (SND) and Scottish Food Sampling Database (SFSD). Additional development of the systems may also be required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48610000
48612000
48611000
48613000
48820000
48825000
72000000
72200000
72250000
72253000
72253100
72253200
72230000
72220000
72300000
72320000
72321000
72322000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Remote services
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has a requirement for the continuation of Hosting and Support Services for its Scottish National Database (SND) and Scottish Food Sampling Database (SFSD). Additional development of the systems may also be required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Development services may be required. This will be managed using SoWs as set out in the Contract. The estimated value of this work has been accounted for within the estimated contract value of 700,000 GBP.
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
- The need for continuity of service using existing digital partners while future options are considered and developed.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-015032
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FSS/2024/021
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/04/2025
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
MacLaren West Ltd
15 Firethorn Drive
Cumbernauld
G68 9GL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: 57 540.00 GBP
Proportion: 8 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Microsoft Azure to be used to Host the databases
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:797446)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2025