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title: "Award of Scottish Government - Interim Pro Services - Ranked Solution - Comms and stakeholder eng..."
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000754422"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2024-01-08"
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# Award of Scottish Government - Interim Pro Services - Ranked Solution - Comms and stakeholder eng...

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000754422

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## Summary

The Scottish Government recently awarded a contract titled "Award of Scottish Government - Interim Pro Services - Ranked Solution - Comms and stakeholder eng..." to Venesky Brown Ltd for communication and engagement services related to the ARP programme. The contract falls under the services category and has a tender period from 6th December 2023 to 5th June 2024. The procurement process was conducted by the Scottish Government, and the contract was signed on 5th December 2023.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in communication, stakeholder engagement, and strategic messaging. Businesses adept at developing stakeholder engagement strategies, managing communication activities, and coordinating relationships with key stakeholders are well-suited to compete for contracts like this. The procurement stage for this opportunity was the award phase, and the buying organization, the Scottish Government, selected Venesky Brown Ltd as the supplier for this contract.

## Notice

Assignment Description* * Lead on the delivery of the communications and engagement for the ARP programme, working closely with ARP project leads and Design Authority colleagues to ensure co-production is planned and embedded within stakeholder engagement activity* Work closely with the Stakeholder and Ministerial Engagement Officer in planning stakeholder communication and engagement with formal boards and stakeholder groups. Maintain an up to date stakeholder database and use it to make recommendations to ARP colleagues on opportunities for engagement* Act as liaison with key stakeholders to ensure they have up to date information on the programme and the opportunities for participation* Lead on the development of future stakeholder engagement strategy for the programme and stakeholder communication around key programme announcements, maintaining and developing a stakeholder toolkit of ARP assets and content* Be part of an effective network of communication and engagement leads from across the land use portfolio, who will co-design the land use transformation portfolio strategy and drive delivery.* Develop key messages and our approach to accessible, inclusive communications to both internal and external groups.* Working with colleagues across SG and public bodies, co-ordinate and lead the building of relationships with stakeholder groups to understand opinion and acceptability of the approach being taken, and inform wider policy direction and strategy.* Support the ARP with a range of communication tasks including: coordinating responses and updating top lines briefing, providing a strategic overview of land use stakeholders views, and maintaining close working relationships with news, marketing and digital communications colleagues.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN495867 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 6 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 May 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £215,740 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | CONSUMER SCOTLAND; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; EDUCATION SCOTLAND; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; NHS FIFE; NHS HIGHLAND; NHS LANARKSHIRE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SASA - SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SASA SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); TRANSPORT SCOTLAND; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | PERTH |
| Post town | Perth |
| Postcode | PH1 5PH |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Govan |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow South West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 41 |
| Supplier names | ; AGRICULTURAL PLANT HIRE; ANACHEM; ANDERSON SPECIALIST CONTRACTING; ANDERSON STRATHERN; AQUAWASH; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; BW FORESTRY; CELLO SIGNAL LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY; CHANGEWORKS; DELOITTE; EKOS; EKOSGEN; ELMOR; ENSONO; ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EY; FAITHFUL+GOULD; FISHER SCIENTIFIC; FLOWER PLACE SMITHY; GAS CONSULTANTS; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; JOINERY & TIMBER CREATIONS (65; LIFELINK; LOWMAC ALLOYS; MORTON FRASER MACROBERTS; MPMH CONSTRUCTION; NORTHERN POLYTUNNELS; PERTH RADIO TAXIS; PULSANT; SCOTGRAIN AGRICULTURE; SOPRA STERIA; SYNAPTIK; SYSTRA; TETRA TECH; THE FIRST WORD; VENESKY BROWN; WILLIAM WAUGH & SONS (BUILDERS; WOLF LABORATORIES; YOUGOV; YUNEX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2024 at 08:13 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN495867

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.nhsfife.org
- http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://consumer.scot/

## Provenance

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