Strategic review of Data Licensing

What this is

Registers of Scotland seeks specialist consulting support for a strategic review of its data licensing position, including assessment of current licensing arrangements (PSGA, PAF), development of data principles, and recommendations for optimizing data commercialization and governance.

Key points

• This is a market engagement notice, not a formal tender — responses will shape future procurement design.
• RoS seeks expertise in public sector data licensing, commercialisation, and governance of complex multi-party licensing frameworks.
• Scope includes review of current licensing landscape (PSGA, PAF), definition of data principles, recommendations and implementation roadmap, and capability development.
• Estimated value GBP 150,000; no formal deadline or bid bond specified in this notice.
• RoS operates in a complex licensing environment with tension between legacy models and ambitions for open, scalable data products.
• Interested organisations should express capability in unlocking value from public sector data assets and supporting organisations through licensing transformation.

Who can bid

Market engagement notice seeking expressions of interest from organisations with experience in public sector data licensing and governance, data commercialisation and product development, and navigating complex multi-party licensing frameworks.

How to submit

This is a market engagement notice (not a formal tender); responses will inform the design of any future procurement.

Classification

CPV 72221000 — Business analysis consultancy services 72322000 — Data management services72312100 — Data preparation services79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services ScotlandEdinburgh, Scotland