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Chair of the Technical Design Authority (TDA)

Clackmannanshire Council

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04 Sep 2025 at 09:11

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Summary of the contracting process

Clackmannanshire Council has awarded a contract for the position of Chair of the Technical Design Authority (TDA) to P M Brady Consultancy LTD. This procurement, under the services category, focuses on IT and technical consultancy and spans from August 2025 through February 2027. The consultant, required to show significant experience in cybersecurity and technical governance, will primarily work remotely, with some on-site obligations in Clackmannanshire. The procurement stage of this process is the Award stage, as noted by the award being issued on 4th September 2025. The tender opened on 9th January 2025, and the council is situated in Alloa, FK10 1EB.

This contract represents a valuable opportunity for consultancies specializing in IT services, cybersecurity, and infrastructure assurance. Businesses with proven expertise in supporting public sector bodies and possessing relevant qualifications such as CISSP and ISO 27001, as well as experience with Public Services Network assurance, would be well-suited to pursue similar opportunities. The project, centred on IT governance and mentorship, offers potential growth prospects for businesses aiming to expand their consultancy services in the public sector, especially those ready to engage in stakeholder management and documentation preparation for council review processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Chair of the Technical Design Authority (TDA)

Notice Description

Clackmannanshire Council requires the services of an experienced Chair of the Technical Design Authority (TDA) to provide specialist consultancy support over an estimated period of 83 days (August 2025 - February 2027).The consultant will be responsible for:Chairing monthly TDA meetings and providing governance oversight across ICT projects;Supporting the Council's Public Services Network (PSN) assurance activities, including review and preparation of technical documentation;Developing reusable governance templates and providing mentoring to internal ICT staff;Preparing structured submissions to the Council's Programme Board and responding to related technical queries.The consultant must have:Demonstrable experience successfully supporting PSN submissions for public sector bodies;Relevant qualifications in cybersecurity (e.g. CISSP, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus);Experience of technical governance, infrastructure assurance, and stakeholder engagement.The service will be delivered predominantly remotely, with occasional on-site attendance in Clackmannanshire (typically one day per week). A full Statement of Work is included in the RFQ pack.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000806232
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538453
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72212730 - Security software development services

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£62,250 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Clackmannanshire Council
Additional Buyers

Dumfries and Galloway Council

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Lothian Council

Falkirk Council

Fife College

Fife Council

Forestry and Land Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Lothian Health Board

Moray Council

NHS Tayside

National Galleries of Scotland

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Public Health Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Forestry

Scottish Government

South Ayrshire Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALLOA
Postcode
FK10 1EB
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Clackmannanshire
Electoral Ward
Clackmannanshire South
Westminster Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
64
Supplier Names

P M Brady Consultancy LTD

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Thinkproject UK

Fishers Services Ltd

Elis

GMG Contractors Ltd

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Venesky Brown Ltd

Akhter Computers Limited

Barnett Waddingham LLP

Hearts & Minds

APEM Ltd

HAGS-SMP Limited.

DataVita Limited

Scot J C B Limited

Ipsos MORI

The Lines Between Ltd.

Deciding Matters

Elevator

GTR Contracts Ltd

MAM Contracting Ltd

Tony weir contractor LTD

Craigforth Consultancy and Research

GCU

EKOS

Thomas & Adamson International Limited

Cello Signal Ltd

Jump Research

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

Smith and Sons Coaches

Harvey Nash

BRB Electrical Limited

Sological Solutions / GIS247

ASA Recruitment

Avison Young (UK) Limited

Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise Ltd

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited

The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd

Story Learning Ltd

Manifesto Digital Limited

McGregor Boyall Associates

Perfect Service Solutions Ltd

Richard Irvin FM Limited

Verture

FAUN Zoeller (UK) Limited

Ricardo-AEA

Enscape Consulting Ltd

Resource Futures

Baxterstorey

SciQuip Ltd

Multi Health Systems

Perth Radio Taxis Limited

Thinks Insight & Strategy

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

MORGERE

YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions

Dennis Eagle Limited

Northstar Media Limited

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

KOMPAN Limited

KSO Research Limited

Land Use Consultants

Bell Group Limited

Further Information

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