Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Enterprise
Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
G2 6HQ
UK
Contact person: Lesley Reid
Telephone: +44 1414686024
E-mail: lesley.reid@scotent.co.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00398
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
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Scottish Enterprise Research Service (P26-0046)
Reference number: P26-0046
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Enterprise Research Service supports companies by providing robust, unbiased market and company research to inform business decisions. To deliver this service, we subscribe to a range of market and company information databases, complemented by public domain sources, to answer specific client queries.
Most of our current subscriptions will expire at the end of March 2026.
Before issuing a new invitation to tender, we are seeking to understand the current market landscape. We welcome expressions of interest from providers of market research and company information who can support our service model.
The service will be split into individual contracts/lots for each research database requirement. The requirements for each contract/lot will be finalised after consultation with the market via a Supplier Development Programme 'Talking Tenders' event.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73110000
73200000
79300000
72222300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Enterprise Research Service supports companies by providing robust, unbiased market and company research to inform business decisions. To deliver this service, we subscribe to a range of market and company information databases, complemented by public domain sources, to answer specific client queries.
To understand how the service has been procured in the past please see the Contract Notice for the previous procurement in the 'Additional Documents' section of this PIN.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
12/12/2025
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
In partnership with the Supplier Development Programme, we will host an online ‘Talking Tenders’ session for interested parties to attend and hear more about this opportunity. A further training session (Aligned Tender Training) will be provided by the Supplier Development to provide additional support for bidders to help you understand the process to bid for this opportunity.
The Talking Tenders session will be held on Tuesday 21 October 2025 at 2pm. For more details and to sign up to the event please see the Supplier Development events page: Talking Tenders: Scottish Enterprise Market Research Tools.
Details of the ‘Aligned Tender Training’ session will be included in the Invitation to Tender when it is published later this year.
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=810837.
(SC Ref:810837)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/09/2025