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title: "Award of 1 x Product Lead"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000785114"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2025-01-16"
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# Award of 1 x Product Lead

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000785114

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract to Venesky Brown Ltd for a Product Lead role, focusing on the Social Security Agency and Welfare Benefits Provision for Scotland. This tender falls under the services category, specifically the supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV code 79620000). The procurement process took place directly, awarding the contract to a single supplier without competition. The tender period is set from 1st June 2025 to 12th May 2026, with the project valued at £225,000. The location of the project is in Scotland, with the Scottish Government’s offices based in Glasgow and Venesky Brown Ltd operating from Edinburgh.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses involved in social services and welfare systems to showcase their expertise in managing and executing complex projects. Companies with a strong background in product management, user research, and system design will find this contract particularly fitting. The project demands effective communication with stakeholders, proactive management, and familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Miro boards. Businesses that can deliver tailored solutions cost-effectively within specified timescales are well-suited to benefit from such government contracts to drive growth and enhance their portfolio.

## Notice

DescriptionThe Social Security Programme has been established to set up the Social Security Agency and Welfare Benefits Provision for Scotland. A key aspect of this work will be the design of the new service, and the development of processes for the administration of benefits.As a Product Lead, you will work as part of a project team responsible for the development of a product or service, confirming what users need and putting into place the processes and systems required.You will understand the relationship between your specific products and the overall delivery of the new social security agency, and its wider systems and processes.You will communicate credibly with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders whilst creating effective, prioritised product descriptions and delivery plans to meet user needs in a cost effective way. You will also be proactive and be able to work on your own initiative with minimal supervision.You will be comfortable working with stakeholders and delivering competing priorities within agreed timescales.Main duties include:* Responsible for managing day to day analysis, design and product planning and delivery on behalf of Product Owners, across a range of social security welfare benefit projects or support services and platforms.* Understand the relationship between your specific product and the overall delivery of the product or process.* Support the design and development to deliver functionality for which you are responsible to meet the needs of users, managers and stakeholders.* Create effective, prioritised product descriptions and delivery plans to meet user needs in a cost effective way.* Interpret user research in order to make the correct product decisions.* Uses product management principles and approaches.* Understand the relationship between your specific product and overall delivery of that product and any wider systems and processes.* Communicate credibly with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.* Understand the importance of managing JIRA tickets and their relevance to the success and progress of the project* You will also have an understanding of Confluence and Miro boards.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521944 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition. |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 May 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £225,000 |
| 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 | APUC LIMITED ON BEHALF OF SABHAL MOR OSTAIG; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS SCOTLAND; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; LONDON & SCOTTISH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SASA SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; STIRLING COUNCIL; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; THE WHEATLEY HOUSING GROUP LIMITED; TRANSPORT SCOTLAND; UHI EXECUTIVE OFFICE; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 39 |
| Supplier names | AECOM; AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES; ASK4; AUSTIN-SMITH: LORD; BELL GROUP; BLUE TRIANGLE (GLASGOW) HOUSING ASSOCIATION; CAREIUM; CLARK CONTRACTS; DALEBAY LIMITED. TRADING AS NOBLE & BRADFORD; DECATHLON; E-FISH (UK; EASY HEAT SYSTEMS; EVERWARM; FLY FAST FURTHER FIRST; FORD MOTOR; GETMIE SAFE; HARVEY NASH; HAVEN PRODUCTS; HYDRO GROUP; INSIGHT; IRONSIDE FARRAR; M&K SERVICES; MOTUS - IMPERIAL COMMERCIALS; NAS SERVICES; NIXON HIRE; NORTEK; ORGANIC FARMERS & GROWERS; PARC CONSTRUCTION; POWERMAC JOINERY; PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP; SBM SCOTGRAIN; SCOT J C B; SCOTTISH YOUTH PARLIAMENT; SMARTS; TAYLOR & FRASER; TREES PLUS; VENESKY BROWN; VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH AYRSHIRE; WPI ECONOMICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2025 at 14:31 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521944

## Notice URLs

- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://https://www.uhi.ac.uk
- http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.sepa.org.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- http://www.wheatley-group.com

## Provenance

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