Awarded contract

SBCS – arc Geographical Information System (GIS)

Details

Buyer: Scottish Government
Supplier(s): ESRI (UK) LIMITED
Value: £37,605
Topic: Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)
Published: 10 March 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Award via the Crown Commercial Service RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions. Lot 1: The Scottish Boundary Commissions (SBC) require software to analyse GIS (geographical information systems) data. This includes: using different types of background maps; calculating the number of electors in an area; drafting alternative electoral boundaries for consultation; drawing final recommendations for new constituencies; and sharing information for the public to easily access. Using GIS software is an essential part of the Boundary Commissions work. The ArcGIS Online and Sweet licences will allow SBC to analyse data, produce accurate boundary data and create maps of new boundaries.

Timeline

Completed: Award date6 March 2026
Completed: Award published10 March 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

38221000 · Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)

Decision makers

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