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title: "Award of DC - eCounting - Local Government Elections May 2027 - Independent Assurance"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841947"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Government"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# Award of DC - eCounting - Local Government Elections May 2027 - Independent Assurance

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841947

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## Summary

The Scottish Government commissioned independent assurance services for its Electronic Vote Counting project supporting the Local Government Elections in May 2027. The work is a delivery gate review under the Celtic Framework Agreement for external advisers to independent assurance review programmes, specifically Lot 2 for the Scottish Government. It requires two external adviser roles: one review team leader and one review team member. The service falls within project-supervision and independent assurance work rather than construction. The buying organisation is the Scottish Government, based at St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh. The review concerns the Scottish Government’s electronic vote-counting programme for local government elections, with the assurance activity supporting oversight of that project.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The Scottish Government used a direct award under the Celtic Framework Agreement, appointing one supplier without competition. The contract was signed on 9 April 2026. The award value is £9,900 including the published currency of GBP. One bid was recorded. Quo Imus Limited, trading as Qi Consulting, was selected as supplier. The requirement was evaluated through the framework’s direct-award route rather than an open competition. The award covers the delivery gate review and the two external reviewer roles described for the Electronic Vote Counting project. No separate lots or alternative awardees are identified for this requirement.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the opportunity demonstrates demand for specialist independent assurance of public-sector digital programmes and election technology. A credible competitor would need to provide senior review capability for a delivery gate assessment, with people able to act as review team leader and review team member. Relevant experience would include structured project assurance, scrutiny of electronic vote-counting or similarly significant public digital systems, and the ability to give independent advice to a government client. Familiarity with the Celtic Framework Agreement and its independent assurance review programmes would also be important, particularly the requirements associated with its Scottish Government adviser provision. The work suits consultancies with a small, clearly defined assurance team rather than suppliers providing implementation or construction services.

## Notice

Under the Celtic Framework Agreement for the provision of external advisers for independent assurance review programmes, Lot 2 - Scottish Government.Contract is for a delivery gate review of the Electronic Vote Counting project for the Local Government Elections May 2027.1 x External Reviewer to carry out the role of review team leader1 x External Reviewer to carry out the role of review team member

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564546 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,900 |
| 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 | Fife Council; LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA); Perth & Kinross Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 3DG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | Quo Imus Limited; John Doe Group; Ace Taxis Perth Ltd; MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd; Bell Group Limited; Jump Research |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 15:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564546

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottishprocurement.scot

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