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Extension of the Internet of Things Dynamic Purchasing System

September 12, 2024 by Emma Hall No Comments | Category Dynamic Purchasing System, Internet of Things, Procurement news

Scottish Procurement has extended the duration of the Internet of Things (IoT) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) until 18 September 2025.  

The DPS offers the Scottish public sector a route to market for IoT technologies and services.  Due to the wide and diverse nature of IoT, it is not possible to list all categories of technologies and services envisaged however some examples are listed below. 

Device management  

Software enabling manual and automated tasks to create, provision, configure, troubleshoot and manage fleets of IoT devices and gateways remotely, in bulk or individually, and securely. 

Integration  

Software, data, tools and technologies which will accomplish IoT related business functions within an organisation. 

Data management  

Ingesting IoT endpoint and edge device data, storing data from edge to enterprise platforms and providing data accessibility, tracking lineage and flow of data and enforcing data and analytics governance policies. 

Analytics  

Processing of data streams to provide insights into asset state by monitoring use, providing indicators, tracking patterns and optimising asset use. 

Subscription and connectivity management  

Including subscription lifecycle management, stand-alone (on-demand) connectivity, interoperability and connectivity performance management. 

Application enablement and management  

Software that enables business applications in any deployment model to analyse data and accomplish IoT-related business functions. 

Security  

Software, devices, tools and practices facilitated to audit and ensure compliance, as well as to establish and execute preventive, detective and corrective controls and actions to ensure privacy and the security of data across an IoT solution. 

IoT related hardware 

Sensors, gateways, and on-premise infrastructure etc. 

IoT enablement 

Advice and implementation services etc. 

Scottish Procurement has written to all suppliers currently registered on this DPS to undertake a cleansing exercise to ensure suppliers retain the minimum qualifying criteria, still have up-to-date contact details, and still wish to remain as a supplier. 

The current supplier list can be found on our website and this will be updated periodically. Please contact David Box (07919 014604) or Lisa Pittman (0141 242 5628) for further information. 

For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit www.gov.scot/procurement

Please email enquiries to scottishprocurement@gov.scot

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