National Framework for Software Value Added Reseller Services

Location

Scotland

Description

The Scottish Ministers through the National Collaborative Procurement Division of the Scottish Government have awarded a single supplier national framework agreement for the provision of Software Value Added Reseller Services across all geographical areas of Scotland. The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 48000000 - Software package and information systems
• 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
• 72260000 - Software-related services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

The current Framework has approval to utilise the final 12 month extension to take the expiry date to Apr 2027. The contract value will be increased for the remainder of the Framework Agreement to ensure there is enough value to enable to framework to run until the expiry date. To terminate the framework early would cause significant inconvenience and disruption to the Authority

Other Information

In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group. https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/ Computacenter (UK) Ltd. is an accredited Living Wage employer. Community Benefits will be delivered as part of the framework A previous notice relating to this procurement exercise can be located at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026441-2022?origin=SearchResults&a... The framework is utilising the final optional 12 month extension period to take the expiry date to 30 April 2027 (SC Ref: 723952) (SC Ref:724937) (SC Ref:821711)