Closed tender

The Provision of a Digital Expert Programme

Details

Buyer: Glasgow City Council
Value: £440,000
Topic: Information technology services
Published: 20 May 2025
Submission: 19 June 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The council invited suitably qualified and experienced Service Providers to submit bids for the provision of a Digital Expert Programme. Lot 1: The provision of a Digital Expert Programme is aimed at increasing the confidence and desire amongst Glasgow businesses to explore and adopt digital technologies and platforms, productivity and efficiency through 1-2-1 support. Glasgow City Council’s Economic Development Section within the Chief Executives Department provides access to free business support / impartial advice to start up and existing businesses in Glasgow (Recipient Businesses). The service provided by Business Glasgow who are part of the Economic Development Section, has evolved in response to the prevailing economic conditions and to the needs of local economies and as such provides this Digital Expert Programme.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Timeline

Completed: Tender published20 May 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date19 June 2025

About the buyer

Glasgow City Council is a Scottish local authority that advertises its tenders through Public Contracts Scotland. Suppliers register on Public Contracts Scotland-Tender to receive alerts for opportunities matching their business. The council also publishes its live contracts and forthcoming tender opportunities in its own dedicated contract register. That register is hosted on the same Public Contracts Scotland platform for public viewing. Procurement decisions and contract standing orders are overseen by the council's Contracts and Property Committee. Glasgow is moving suppliers onto a new Supplier Portal to handle electronic invoicing for its contracts.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Glasgow City Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

72222300 · Information technology services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@glasgow-city-council.gov