Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- CGI IT UK Limited
- Value
- £12,750,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Printed matter · Electoral forms (CPV 22821000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 060891-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Sep 2025
- Published30 Sep 2025Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
The Scottish Government requires a Service Provider to deliver electronic vote counting and associated services for the 2027 Scottish Local Government elections and potentially for any subsequent by-elections. The service provider will be required to deliver electronic counting of ballot papers for the proposed local elections in 2027 and potentially for any subsequent by-elections. The services required include only those necessary to prepare for and deliver the electronic counting of votes and do not extend as far as the provision of services for the conduct of the elections themselves, which remains the responsibility of the Local Authorities. The next elections to Scottish Local Authorities are due to take place on 6 May 2027, with the Count expected to take place on Friday 7th May.
About the supplier
CGI IT UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00947968).