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External Assurance Review

National Records of Scotland

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25 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

National Records of Scotland commissioned an external assurance review of systems for the 2031 Census project. The work concerns reviewing the systems that will support the census, with delivery in Edinburgh. It is a specialist assurance and review service, although the procurement categorises it as goods. The requirement is focused on the 2031 Census rather than general records or census operations.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. National Records of Scotland made a direct award without a prior competition, as a call-off under a framework. One supplier, Quo Imus Limited trading as Qi Consulting, was selected for the single lot. The award date is not stated. The contract was signed on 21 September 2026 and is valued at £9,900. The lot covers an external review of systems for the 2031 Census. One bid was recorded, from an SME. No contract period or evaluation criteria are stated.

This award shows demand from National Records of Scotland for independent assurance of systems supporting a major census programme. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to demonstrate the ability to review complex systems and provide external assurance relevant to census delivery. The selected supplier accessed the work through a framework call-off, so familiarity with framework-based public sector purchasing would also be commercially relevant. The recorded single bid came from an SME, indicating that the requirement was delivered at a scale an SME could compete for. The work is a focused specialist review, rather than a broad technology supply or census delivery contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

External Assurance Review

Notice Description

External assurance review for Census 2031 project.

Procurement Information

Direct award under framework RM6219, Learning & Development.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844012
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565281
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

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30196000 - Planning systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£9,900 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 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

Quo Imus Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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