Collaborative Spend and Analytics Service

Concepts

• data services
• glasgow
• scottish procurement information hub
• collaborative spend
• current spend analysis tool
• provision of a collaborative spend analytics service
• collaborative view of procurement
• collaborative procurement opportunities
• analytics service
• identification of potential collaborative opportunities

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Government is considering the establishment of a contract for the provision of a Collaborative Spend Analytics Service. This is to replace the Scottish Procurement Information Hub contract which is due to expire in 2022.

Total Quantity or Scope

The current spend analysis tool is used to provide a collaborative view of procurement spend information and to identify collaborative procurement opportunities through the analysis of accounts payable data and contract information. Over 14bn GBP of Scottish public sector procurement spend data was recorded and analysed in financial year 2018/19. The supplier will be responsible for providing a cloud based spend analytics tool and other associated services to over 100 Scottish public sector bodies and organisations across central government, local government, NHS Scotland and Scottish higher and further education institutions. The scope of the new contract is currently being considered however is likely to include the following: - Data analysis: including accounts payable, transactional and supplier data - Data sanitisation, standardisation and enrichment - Data gathering and validation - Category spend analysis - Data reporting - Cloud based The solution may be required to interface with other solutions that are part of the Scottish Governments eCommerce Shared Service. The resultant output from the solution will be used by public sector bodies to perform a wide range of analysis on procurement spend to allow the identification of potential collaborative opportunities and transactional efficiencies. For example, identifying spend: - with key suppliers - with SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) - on collaborative contracts - by geographical location - by commodity category Reporting will be required at an individual public body level as well as at a national level by the Scottish Government. Additional information: This PIN is for information only and does not formally constitute a call for competition or signify the start of a procurement. This does not form a commitment by Scottish Ministers to undertake any procurement exercise and we reserve the right to withdraw at any time.

CPV Codes

• 72300000 - Data services
• 48812000 - Financial information systems
• 72310000 - Data-processing services
• 72316000 - Data analysis services
• 72314000 - Data collection and collation services
• 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Any collaborative cloud services arrangement would be on behalf of the whole of the Scottish public sector and would be in support of the following Scottish Government strategies: - Digital First strategy: https://resources.mygov.scot/standards/digital-first/ - Scotland's Digital Future: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-digital-future-high-level-operating-... - Cyber Resilience Framework: https://www.gov.scot/publications/cyber-resilience-framework/ (SC Ref:644812)