Award

Award of Interim Pro Services - Delivery Manager

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Award

24 Mar 2026 at 12:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, located in Glasgow, has awarded the "Award of Interim Pro Services - Delivery Manager" tender within the services category, specifically targeting IT services such as consulting, software development, internet, and support, as per the CPV classification 72000000. The award, tagged for its current stage on 24 March 2026, is part of the tender process with Venesky-Brown Recruitment based in Edinburgh identified as the supplier. This project had a single bid and the contract associated with it is currently active. It includes essential criteria focusing on Agile and Lean practices, communication skills between technical and non-technical stakeholders, delivery momentum, effective process management, and planning capabilities.

This procurement offers opportunities for firms specialising in professional services, particularly those with expertise in Agile methodologies and IT consultancy. Businesses adept at engaging both technical and non-technical audiences, managing delivery momentum, and innovating organisational processes would find this tender advantageous. Companies such as Venesky-Brown Recruitment, which demonstrate proficiency in complex project environments and stakeholder management, are well-suited to compete and grow through such government contracts. The awarded contract, valued at £307,905.60, exemplifies potential business growth provided by governmental projects, especially for organisations working in or looking to expand operations in Scotland.

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Notice Title

Award of Interim Pro Services - Delivery Manager

Notice Description

Essential Criteria1. You have practitioner-level ability in Agile and Lean practices, adeptly showing and comparing processes, fostering experimentation, resiliently adapting, and reflecting, employing a blended approach depending on the context, measuring, and evaluating outcomes, and helping teams in managing and visualizing outcomes effectively.2. You have practitioner-level ability in communicating between technical and non-technical stakeholders, adeptly interpreting their needs, managing stakeholder expectations, handling both active and reactive communication, and supporting or hosting difficult discussions within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders.3. You have practitioner-level ability in keeping delivery momentum, helping the team's delivery flow, and actively addressing internal and external risks, issues, and dependencies, even when ownership exists outside the team.4. You have expert-level ability in making processes work effectively, finding and challenging increasingly complex or unnecessarily complicated organizational processes, adding value, and coaching the organization in inspecting and adapting processes, as well as guiding teams through the implementation of new processes.5. You have practitioner-level ability in planning, understanding the environment and prioritizing tasks, using data, managing dependencies, supplying delivery confidence, addressing blockers, and ensuring ability planning for teams.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000826560
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR552360
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£307,905 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Mar 20261 weeks ago
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Additional Buyers

EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

MORAY COUNCIL

NHS FIFE

NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE

REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND

SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL

STRATHCLYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSPORT

STUDENT AWARDS AGENCY SCOTLAND

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB11 9DB
Post Town
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
East Lothian
Electoral Ward
Haddington and Lammermuir
Westminster Constituency
Lothian East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
19
Supplier Names

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES

CLANSMAN INTERIORS

GARTMORE HOUSE

GOSTA TRAINING

HARLOW PRINTING LIMITED T/A HARLOW SOLUTIONS

HARPER MACLEOD

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT

JACKSON TRAWLS

METPREP

PANDAPRINT

RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERS

SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS

STANDARD BIOTOOLS

TRAVELERS INS

VALTECH

VENESKY BROWN

VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT

VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH AYRSHIRE

ZURICH MUNICIPAL

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