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Award of PR Support for the Scottish Veterans Commissioner Office

Scottish Government

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29 Jul 2026 at 11:51

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government procured external public relations support for the office of the Scottish Veterans Commissioner. This is a professional communications and marketing services requirement, classified under CPV 79342000 (marketing services). The work is for the Scottish Veterans Commissioner’s Office and is being managed by the Scottish Government. The procurement was arranged through the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s marketing services framework, indicating a framework-based route for engaging a communications provider. The selected service concerns PR support rather than the supply of goods or construction works. Businesses in public relations, media relations and related marketing services would find the subject matter relevant, particularly those able to support a public-sector body communicating about veterans’ affairs and the work of the Commissioner’s Office.

This procurement has reached the award stage: the Scottish Government selected 3x1 as the supplier. The award is for £26,700 GBP. It was made as a call-off from Lot 4 of a Marketing Services Framework, using a quick quote award process. Two bids were recorded for the requirement. The contract is recorded as active. The published outcome identifies the service as PR support for the Scottish Veterans Commissioner’s Office, with the award covering the external provider’s delivery of that service. The contracting information does not set out a separate award date or contract duration, so the commercial outcome is defined here by the named supplier, the awarded value, the framework call-off route and the active contract status.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates that the Scottish Government purchases specialist public relations support for the Scottish Veterans Commissioner’s Office through an established marketing services framework. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to provide external PR and marketing expertise suited to a public-sector client, understand how to communicate the work of a veterans’ commissioner, and operate effectively within a framework call-off and quick quote process. The recorded competition, with two bids, shows that suppliers are being compared for this kind of focused communications requirement. Relevant firms are likely to be established PR or marketing services providers able to deliver work directly for Scottish Government bodies and public-interest offices.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of PR Support for the Scottish Veterans Commissioner Office

Notice Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of PR Support for the Scottish Veterans Commissioner Office. This is a call off from Lot 4 - Marketing Services Framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000832431
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561109
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79342000 - Marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£26,700 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months 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
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 3DG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
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
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

3x1

TCS Response LTD.

Watts Group Limited

GRAHAM + SIBBALD Property Consultants Ltd

SSG Support Services Group LTD

Further Information

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