The University of Edinburgh (the ‘University’) wishes to appoint a supplier to provide a Software as a Service (SaaS) based solution for the University’s Finance (including procurement) and HR (including Payroll) ‘Core Systems’. Please refer to Section II.2.4 of this notice for further definition around the scope of this procurement.In accordance with Regulation 27(4) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, use of this procedure (competitive dialogue) is justified on the basis that the supplies and services cannot be sufficiently defined and require supplier technical design input. The complexity of this project and need to mitigate risk on technical, financial, legal and reputational dimensions, necessitates dialogue.Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD on Public Contract Scotland – Tender (PCS-T). When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the selection requirements detailed in Section III of this OJEU Notice.