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Business Assurance Services

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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23 Dec 2025 at 00:00

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Assurance Services

Notice Description

The purpose of this service contract is to provide skills, professional expertise and relevant experience to support ARE business colleagues in - Ensuring continuity in Business as Usual (BAU) delivery - Aiding development of the future business operating model, - Co-Development with existing teams of a systems roadmap - Delivery of the new agricultural support framework business model. Ensuring new services can be delivered at a reasonable cost technically.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this service contract is to provide skills, professional expertise and relevant experience to support ARE business colleagues in - Ensuring continuity in Business as Usual (BAU) delivery - Aiding development of the future business operating model, - Co-Development with existing teams of a systems roadmap - Delivery of the new agricultural support framework business model. Ensuring new services can be delivered at a reasonable cost technically.. Please note this is a contract award notice, not a new opportunity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000819345
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546246
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£980,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Jonathan Nicolson
Contact Email
jonathan.nicolson@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 412425466

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8LU
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TALEOS CONSULTING

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546246
    Business Assurance Services - The purpose of this service contract is to provide skills, professional expertise and relevant experience to support ARE business colleagues in - Ensuring continuity in Business as Usual (BAU) delivery - Aiding development of the future business operating model, - Co-Development with existing teams of a systems roadmap - Delivery of the new agricultural support framework business model. Ensuring new services can be delivered at a reasonable cost technically.

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