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Census Programme Officer

National Records of Scotland

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03 Sep 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Records of Scotland commissioned an interim Census Programme Officer to act as a B3-equivalent manager within its census programme. The requirement is for professional services delivered in Edinburgh, rather than the supply of physical goods despite the procurement being categorised as goods. The work sits within the Interim Manager – Professional Services Framework, SP-22-001, and concerns programme management support for the organisation’s public records and census-related functions. The named buying organisation is National Records of Scotland, a national public authority and central purchasing body. The requirement relates to one service role, with delivery located in Edinburgh. Suppliers operating in interim management, programme management and professional services, particularly those able to provide suitably experienced public-sector managers, are the relevant market.

The procurement is complete: Venesky Brown Ltd was selected for the single requirement. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and is active. The contract value is £114,750. The contracted period runs from 31 August 2026 to 27 August 2027. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, run as a mini-competition under the SP-22-001 framework. Ten bids were recorded, all submitted electronically and all from small or medium-sized enterprises. The process was outside the scope of the relevant directive and covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. No separate award date is recorded; the selection outcome is represented by the completed procurement and the signed contract. There was one lot, covering the Census Programme Officer role.

This award demonstrates demand from National Records of Scotland for interim programme leadership in Edinburgh, delivered through a professional-services framework and mini-competition. A credible future supplier would need access to experienced interim managers who can operate at B3-equivalent level and take responsibility for census programme coordination. Relevant capability is likely to include programme governance, planning, stakeholder management, reporting and the ability to work within a national public authority. Suppliers should also be able to meet framework participation and call-off requirements, mobilise an individual quickly, and provide reliable professional-services support for the full assignment. The competition attracted ten bids, all from SMEs, showing that this type of requirement is accessible to specialist smaller providers as well as larger recruitment or consultancy businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Census Programme Officer

Notice Description

Census Programme Officer - Interim Manager - B3 equivalent.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Census Programme Officer, 31 August 2026 to 27 August 2027, obtained under Interim Manager - Professional Services - Framework, SP-22-001.

Procurement Information

Mini competition under SP-22-001.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841960
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563687
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£114,750 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks 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
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Records of Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 3YY
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
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Venesky Brown Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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