Estimated Value
Up to £200,000
Deadline
11 November 2026
32 days remaining
Published
29 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
Ayrshire College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced technical specialist partner to support the development of a modern, secure and scalable enterprise data platform capability for Ayrshire College. The engagement will be a staged contract with the main stages 1 to 3, listed below, being guaranteed to the successful contractor with stages 4 and 5 to be actioned only after a review by the college of the outcomes to date and performance of the contractor: 1.
Mobilisation 2. Discovery and Assessment 3.
Target Design and Roadmap 4. Foundation and Priority Delivery 5. Transition and Enablement It is envisaged that the first 3 stages will take 6 months to complete with timescales for stages 4 and 5- 12 months.
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Bidders must provide indicative programme plans for the first 3 stages.
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Ayrshire College wants to hire a technical specialist to design and build a modern, secure, scalable enterprise data platform, delivered in up to five stages over about 18 months.
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Ayrshire CollegeKey Dates
Published
29 September 2026
Submission deadline
11 November 2026
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