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Award of Interim Pro Framework - Senior Services Designed

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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12 May 2026 at 11:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, through its Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, recently awarded a contract titled "Award of Interim Pro Framework - Senior Services Designed" in the field of IT services, including consulting, software development, and support. This procurement was conducted under the services category, primarily focusing on projects necessitating agile service design and prototyping. Based in Edinburgh, the contract involves the consultancy headquarters at Saughton House. The procurement process has reached the award stage as of 12th May 2026, with the contract awarded to Venesky-Brown Recruitment. The tender period concludes on 3rd January 2029, providing ample time for the successful execution of the project.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in IT consultancy, especially those with expertise in service design and digital ecosystem navigation. Companies specialising in agile methodologies and adaptive project management stand a good chance of thriving in such contracts. Additionally, organisations skilled in balancing user needs with business objectives and proactively prototype solutions would find this project conducive for growth. The procurement process encouraged innovation and collaboration, making it appealing for companies eager to leverage government projects to expand their professional capabilities and market presence.

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Notice Title

Award of Interim Pro Framework - Senior Services Designed

Notice Description

2 Interims Required.* Your experience of working in an agile team, using agile tools allows you to use an iterative and flexible approach to agile delivery to rapidly design.* Your experience of service design projects allows you to absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to generate and test designs, making evidence based decisions for a team.* Your experience of making and recommending decisions while balancing levels of risks, business and user needs allows you to bring people together to form effective teams and projects.* Your experience of leading the design of complex services allows you to demonstrate the value of prototyping to your team, gain feedback early and iterate with others.* Your experience of meeting the needs of users in the design of inclusive services and evidencing the success or need for further improvements to a service, allows you to advocate in your team for solutions that are most suitable.* Your experience of the wider digital ecosystem and accessible considerations, in a government context, enables you to apply a digital understanding to your work.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000826562
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555646
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
12 May 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jan 20293 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 May 20262 days 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

NHS LANARKSHIRE

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT - SASA

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOTHWELL
Postcode
G71 8BB
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
8
Supplier Names

FORBES LESLIE NETWORK LTD T/A FLN CONSULTING ENGINEERS

ICS OPERATIONS

NORTHSTAR MEDIA

OPTEGRA

QUO IMUS LIMITED (TRADING AS QI CONSULTING

RITEMP SERVICES

UK PHONE POUCHES

VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT

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