---
title: "User Researcher"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000811967"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE"
published: "2025-10-03"
---

# User Researcher

Buyer: SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000811967

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## Summary

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, located in Edinburgh, has completed the tender process for a contract titled "User Researcher." This procurement is under the services category, specifically focusing on recruitment services for user researchers, with the initial contract duration set for 12 months and an optional extension to 24 months. The procurement followed an open procedure and covered the region of the UK. The contract was awarded on 26th September 2025, with a total value of £244,062. The procurement was conducted adhering to public procurement rules applicable in Scotland, and the award notice was published on 3rd October 2025.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in recruitment services, particularly those specialising in IT and user research roles. Large-scale enterprises like Venesky Brown Ltd, which was the successful supplier, are well-positioned to leverage such opportunities due to their capacity to meet the demands of high-value contracts across the UK. Companies with expertise in providing interim IT staff services could benefit from engaging in similar procurement processes, given the ongoing governmental investments in digital transformation and service enhancement. This contract exemplifies the potential for business growth through public sector engagements within the framework of competitive bidding.

## Notice

Recruitment services for the provision of User Researcher for an initial period of 12 months, with the option to extend up to a total contract duration of 24 months.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Recruitment services for the provision of User Researcher for an initial period of 12 months, with the option to extend up to a total contract duration of 24 months.

Options: Sole option for the purchaser to extend the contract up to a total duration of 24 months from the start date.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540553 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £244,062 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE |
| Locality | FORFAR |
| Post town | Dundee |
| Postcode | DD8 3LA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City |
| Local authority | Angus |
| Electoral ward | Forfar and District |
| Westminster constituency | Angus and Perthshire Glens |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VENESKY BROWN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540553

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540553
  User Researcher - Recruitment services for the provision of User Researcher for an initial period of 12 months, with the option to extend up to a total contract duration of 24 months.

## Notice URLs

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