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Intention to Award a Contract for Hosting & Support of SND & SFSD | UKGovscan
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.
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 1 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Initial Term Value
£1,400,000
Bids Received
1
Bids per Lot
1
Limited competition: at least one lot received only a single bid.
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
£1,400,000
initial term
1
single bid — no competition
MacLaren West Ltd
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
Technical30%
Price70%
Government spending data: This supplier has received £250,200 in 4 payments (over £25k) from Food Standards Agency (2023-04-28 to 2025-07-11). View full payment history →
Key Dates
Published
29 April 2025
Tender Open
-
Tender Deadline
-
Award Date
-
Contract Signed
9 April 2025
Contract Start
-
Contract End
-
Procurement Details
Method
Limited — the buyer invited chosen suppliers
Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Route to market
Direct award
Main category
Services
Category
Database systems
Delivery location
UKM
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
FSS/2024/021
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
72320000 – Database services; 48610000 – Database systems; 48612000 – Database-management system; 48611000 – Database software package; 48613000 – Electronic data management (EDM); 48820000 – Servers; 48825000 – Web servers; 72000000 – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; 72200000 – Software programming and consultancy services; 72250000 – System and support services; 72253000 – Helpdesk and support services; 72253100 – Helpdesk services; 72253200 – Systems support services; 72230000 – Custom software development services; 72220000 – Systems and technical consultancy services; 72300000 – Data services; 72321000 – Added-value database services; 72322000 – Data management services