Publishing Platform for Digital Guides

VisitScotland is seeking a supplier for a digital publishing platform that enables our in-house team to build and publish digital guides for both the UK and overseas markets.

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: VisitScotland
Postal Address: Facilities & Procurement, Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive,
Town: Edinburgh	Postal Code: EH6 6JH	Country: UK
For the attention of: Campbell Forsyth, Procurement Manager	Telephone: +44 1415664037
E-Mail:	Fax: +44 1415664074
Internet Address (URL): http://www.visitscotland.org Electronic access to information: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3 Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

Publishing Platform for Digital Guides

2.2 Description of the goods or services required

VisitScotland is seeking a supplier for a digital publishing platform that enables our in-house team to build and publish digital guides for both the UK and overseas markets.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=284338.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	271600		Software

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	100		All Scotland
	120		Highlands and Islands
	130		Aberdeen & North-East
	140		Tayside, Central & Fife
	150		Glasgow & Strathclyde
	160		Edinburgh & Lothians
	170		Scotland South

2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1 Type of Procedure

Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

VS/EH/13-027

4.3 Time Limits

a) Time-limit for obtaining documentation

b) Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
18-11-2013 Time 12:00

c) Estimated award date 27-11-2013

4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6 Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1 Additional Information

(SC Ref:284338)

5.2 Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:

VS_EH_13-027 ITT Platform for Digital Guides

VS T_Cs – Services (Rev Sept 11)

5.3 Publication date of this notice

08-11-2013