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Business Support Assistant

Education Scotland

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23 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Education Scotland procured one interim Business Support Assistant through the Scottish Government’s framework for temporary administrative, catering and manual staffing. The requirement is for business support work, within the wider category of temporary administrative staffing. The buying organisation is Education Scotland, and the service is for delivery in Scotland. The procurement was structured as a single lot for one assistant. This is a staffing requirement rather than a purchase of equipment or a broader consultancy service, so it is most relevant to recruitment and temporary staffing providers able to supply business support personnel for public sector organisations.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes). It used an open procedure and was run as one lot under the Scottish Government framework for temporary administrative, catering and manual staffing. The contract is valued at £36,663. It was signed on 10 September 2026 and is recorded as active. One bid was received, from an SME, and that supplier was selected. The published information does not state an award date or a contract duration, so neither is included here. The requirement was for one interim Business Support Assistant; there were no separate lot awards or supplier allocations to distinguish.

This award shows a focused requirement for a single interim business support assistant, sourced through a public sector staffing framework rather than as a wider administrative services contract. A recruitment or temporary staffing business able to identify and supply an appropriate business support worker is the closest fit. The successful provider was an SME, demonstrating that a smaller supplier competed successfully on this requirement. To be credible for a comparable requirement from Education Scotland, a supplier would need to be able to resource one interim placement and operate within the relevant public sector framework route. The award does not establish specific qualifications, accreditations or experience requirements beyond the business support staffing need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Support Assistant

Notice Description

1 x interim for Business Support Assistant

Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Government Framework Agreement Temp administrative, catering and manual - South framework Ref: SP-22-003 To procure 1 Business Support Assistant

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000843751
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565077
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

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

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£36,663 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20262 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
Education Scotland
Additional Buyers

Scottish Government

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

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 6GA
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASA Recruitment

Further Information

Notice Documents

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