Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
UK
E-mail: campbell.forsyth2@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Management Service Provider for Case Management Inventory (LSCMI) IT Application
Reference number: CASE/865187
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Scottish Ministers seek a Service Provider for the Management of a Level of Service Case Management Inventory (LSCMI) IT Application. This application includes a Level of Risk and Serious harm of re-offending Assessment and Management tool, along with hosting the Caledonian module and MF2C module. Both modules are used to record and assess those within these two rehabilitation programmes. The LSCMI Application is used by all 32 Scottish Local Authorities, and 17 Scottish Prison Establishments.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 200 000.00
GBP
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
Scottish Ministers are seeking a Management Service Provider for Level of Service Case Management Inventory (LSCMI) IT Application.
The LSCMI IT Application hosts the LSCMI Risk Management and Assessment Tool. It is currently used by all 32 Scottish Local Authorities and 17 Scottish Prison Establishments and is a critical tool in assessing risk to the public with regards to re-offending.
The LSCMI Licence which allows Scottish Prison Service and all Local Authorities to use the tool is contracted to the Scottish Government through Canadian owners – MHS (Multi-Health Services).
This service includes managing the Application Helpdesk along with providing all patches, updates and fixes to the application. The service provider will also be responsible for actioning any agreed change requests and any new IT developments within the application.
II.2.14) Additional information
The initial contract period is anticipated to be 60 months with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months.
The maximum contract sum is not anticipated to exceed 600000 GBP per contract year.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
30/10/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Interested organisations are requested to register their interest by reviewing and completing the attached Microsoft Form Request for
Information.
Please complete the Microsoft Form Request for Information document below as fully as possible to inform this requirement and allow
Scottish Government to review responses. You will require to copy and paste the link below into your browser for access.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/NfVERE1hw9
Please submit your response by 12:00 noon on 22 October 2026.
Depending on the level of interest generated by this Prior Information Notice, the Scottish Government reserves the right to host a
Suppliers’ Day.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=843514.
(SC Ref:843514)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/10/2026