Commercial Ticketing and Retail Systems
A Tender Notice
by HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 10 year
- Value
- £4M
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 21 May 2025
- Delivery
- To 29 Mar 2036 (est.)
- Deadline
- 04 Jul 2025 11:00
Related Terms
Location
1 buyer
- Historic Environment Scotland Edinburgh
Description
Provision of commercial ticketing and retail systems
Lot Division
| 1 | Ticketing System
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has a requirement for a modern, functionally rich and adaptable ticketing system to take our visitor business to the next level. HES has a varied estate of sites, each with their own slightly different requirements; some are predominantly pre-booked, while many rely on walk-up ticketing. HES also sells afternoon teas, events tickets and multi-site passes. A new ticketing system must provide a first-class seamless process for online ticket transactions, along with intuitive point of sale and back-office processes that enables first class customer service and booking management. The following headline areas are within the scope of this ticketing system tender. - Online ticketing - Walk-up ticketing - Ticket collection kiosks - Travel Trade booking management - Explorer Passes - Education bookings - Admissions Gift Aid Management - Membership - Integration to Microsoft Dynamics 365, our primary membership & CRM System - Access control for ticket validation - Payment gateway integrations - Interface (file export) to Oracle Fusion - Reporting Further information can be found in the document attached with this notice. |
| 2 | Retail System
HES requires a mainstream mid-market retail management system with functionality to cover planning, buying, merchandising, warehousing, reporting and full omni-channel management as we continue to develop our online offer and experience for the retail customer. The following headline areas are within the scope of this retail system tender: - All Retail Buying & Merchandising Processes - Warehouse Management for both general product management & eCommerce fulfilment - Integration to Shopify to have a fully managed stock ecosystem - Store Operations & Compliance - Mobile PoS for pop-up shops & event retailing - EPoS functionality - Integration to Oracle Fusion - Integration with Ticketing system - Reporting Further information can be found in the document attached with this notice. |
Renewal Options
The initial contract term will be 5 years with the option to extend for another 3 years and then a final 2 years (5+3+2 contract). The maximum possible contract length if all extensions are used will therefore be 120 months (10 years).
CPV Codes
- 72222300 - Information technology services
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- This is a recurring contract.
- Options are available.
- Renewals are available.
- Financial restrictions apply.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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=798205. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits will be included as part of the quality submission for stage two of the process. (SC Ref:798205) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=798205
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e9ce
- FTS 023810-2025