Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2018-12-20
Buyer: Scottish Government
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 48200000 | 48730000: Security software package | 48731000: File-security software package | 48732000: Data-security software package | 48800000
Submission deadline: 2021-02-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The Authority is establishing a collaborative Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for digital technology services split into a number of lots for the provision of digital technology projects, digital technology resources and cyber security services.
Technology is transforming the way public services are being delivered with significant growth in demand for digital technology services as identified in the Scottish Government's Digital Strategy. There is also a desire by organisations to have access to a wider range of digital technology suppliers to, support agile working, mitigate the skills gap and further develop their cyber security processes.
Realising Scotland's full potential in a digital world: A Digital Strategy for Scotland - http://www.gov.scot/resource/0051/00515583.pdf
Safe, secure and prosperous: a cyber resilience strategy for Scotland — http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00489206
For details of public sector organisations who can access the DPS please see section (VI.3 Additional Information).
Cyber security services lot will provide cyber security services and resources that will aim to support cyber resilience for organisations.
The nature of services and resources typically required is diverse and some examples (non-exhaustive list) are: cyber security specialists, cyber security services such as: penetration testing, cyber security training and assessment, security architecture services, risk assessment and management services, audit review and compliance, incident management and response, security testing and digital forensics.
The scope of this lot will focus on the supply of services and resources assisting the delivery of cyber resilience. Cyber resilience services and resources will also likely involve: providing expert advice; recommendations; training; or systems testing and assessment.
Participants must have at least 12 months experience delivering the types of services within this lot. Tell us about your company, services you provide and least 2 relevant case study examples from the last 3 years. Examples from both public and/or private sector may be provided. Please try and be as concise as possible and preferably within 2 sides of A4 paper. The aim of the case studies are to show us how you have delivered cyber security services, we require you to evidence capability in this area.
Responses to be provided in section C- (Technical and professional ability) Part 4C.1.2 of the ESPD Document.
It would be beneficial if you could provide, for information only, any professional qualifications/accreditations (if appropriate) your resources have e.g. Agile (SCRUM, DSDM, XP, Kanban) Prince2, ITIL, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) — Certified Cyber Security Consultancy scheme.
No form of volume guarantee has been granted by the Authority. The Authority shall not be bound to order any of the services referred to in the lot descriptions.
Economic operators may be excluded from this DPS if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
A key objective of this DPS is to offer a straightforward, flexible and suitable route to market for all Scottish public sector organisations with a requirement for digital technology services across three lots:

Eligibility requirements: Potential participants from the UK will be required to provide their tax reference numbers: i.e. Value Added Tax registration number, PAYE collection reference and Corporation Tax or Self-Assessment reference, as applicable. Please enter this number in Section 2A Question 2A.2 and 3 of the ESPD. Overseas and non-UK Potential Participants will be required to submit a certificate of tax compliance obtained from the country in which they are a resident for tax purposes. The Authority will have the right to request evidence that entry criteria is still valid at any point during the life of the Dynamic Purchasing System with evidence to be provided via an updated ESPD to the Authority within 5 working days of request being issued. It is a requirement of this DPS that suppliers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance as a minimum indicated below: — public liability insurance of minimum 1 000 000 GBP, — employers liability insurance of minimum 5 000 000 GBP, — professional indemnity insurance of minimum 1 000 000 GBP. The Dynamic Purchasing System 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 Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under Section 2 of the Local Government, etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Scottish fire and rescue service, the Scottish Police Authority, Scottish health boards or special health boards, all NHS Scotland, The Integrated Joint Boards established further to the public bodies (joint working) Act 2014, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Ltd, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, 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 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by 1 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. 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 Scottish Public Bodies is available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement