IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support contracts in Scotland
7 live and 303 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 72000000 in Scotland.
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Procuring it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Scotland
This page tracks public-sector demand for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support (CPV 72000000) published by contracting authorities in Scotland. Tendarix has indexed 303 matching contracts here, 7 of which are open for bids right now.
Division 72 covers IT services — software development, systems integration, hosting, cloud migration, support desks, cyber security services and data services. Off-the-shelf software is division 48; this is the services layer around it.
Scotland runs its own procurement regime: the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act rather than the Procurement Act 2023, with all public notices published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Thirty-two councils, NHS Scotland boards, Scottish Government directorates and agencies like Scottish Procurement and Scotland Excel (the councils' centre of expertise) structure the market, with national frameworks covering many common categories.
Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in Scotland use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
181 contracts worth £1.1b in disclosed value were published for IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support in Scotland in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support opportunities in Scotland
C002187 Framework Agreement for the provision of a Learning Management System
ICT Data Platform Consultancy Services
£200kBackup & Recovery Solution
£317kSPS-02319 Prisoner Records 2 (PR2) – Technical Change
Integrated Hospitality Technology platform (EPOS, Digital Ordering, Kiosk & CRM Solutions)
High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE) Software for Drug Discovery
£210kInternet of Things
£3500kFrequently asked questions
How many IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support tenders are live in Scotland?
There are 7 live IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support opportunities in Scotland right now, out of 303 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support in Scotland?
The most active buyers in Scotland for this category on Tendarix include The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS), Scottish Government, The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland). Central government buys through Digital Outcomes-style frameworks and G-Cloud; councils tender managed IT, implementations and transformation programmes; NHS bodies buy integration and hosting. Digital transformation and cyber-security spend keeps this division consistently among the most active.
What does CPV code 72000000 cover?
Division 72 covers IT services — software development, systems integration, hosting, cloud migration, support desks, cyber security services and data services. Off-the-shelf software is division 48; this is the services layer around it.
How do I win IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support contracts in Scotland?
Hold positions on G-Cloud and the current digital-specialists frameworks, and treat the Digital Marketplace listings as living bid documents. Open tenders score Cyber Essentials Plus/ISO 27001 as gates, then differentiate on named delivery teams, agile delivery evidence (GDS service-standard experience for central government) and exit/knowledge-transfer commitments — public buyers are wary of lock-in and reward bids that make leaving easy. Register on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender — nothing Scottish reaches English portals reliably. Scottish policy emphasises community benefits (their social-value equivalent), fair work practices (real Living Wage, no inappropriate zero-hours) and SME access through lotting; Scotland Excel frameworks are the route into council goods and care markets, and Quick Quotes on PCS distribute sub-threshold work to registered suppliers only.
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