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title: "Census Programme Officer"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841960"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Records of Scotland"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Census Programme Officer

Buyer: National Records of Scotland  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841960

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## Summary

National Records of Scotland commissioned an interim Census Programme Officer to act as a B3-equivalent manager within its census programme. The requirement is for professional services delivered in Edinburgh, rather than the supply of physical goods despite the procurement being categorised as goods. The work sits within the Interim Manager – Professional Services Framework, SP-22-001, and concerns programme management support for the organisation’s public records and census-related functions. The named buying organisation is National Records of Scotland, a national public authority and central purchasing body. The requirement relates to one service role, with delivery located in Edinburgh. Suppliers operating in interim management, programme management and professional services, particularly those able to provide suitably experienced public-sector managers, are the relevant market.

The procurement is complete: Venesky Brown Ltd was selected for the single requirement. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and is active. The contract value is £114,750. The contracted period runs from 31 August 2026 to 27 August 2027. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, run as a mini-competition under the SP-22-001 framework. Ten bids were recorded, all submitted electronically and all from small or medium-sized enterprises. The process was outside the scope of the relevant directive and covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. No separate award date is recorded; the selection outcome is represented by the completed procurement and the signed contract. There was one lot, covering the Census Programme Officer role.

This award demonstrates demand from National Records of Scotland for interim programme leadership in Edinburgh, delivered through a professional-services framework and mini-competition. A credible future supplier would need access to experienced interim managers who can operate at B3-equivalent level and take responsibility for census programme coordination. Relevant capability is likely to include programme governance, planning, stakeholder management, reporting and the ability to work within a national public authority. Suppliers should also be able to meet framework participation and call-off requirements, mobilise an individual quickly, and provide reliable professional-services support for the full assignment. The competition attracted ten bids, all from SMEs, showing that this type of requirement is accessible to specialist smaller providers as well as larger recruitment or consultancy businesses.

## Notice

Census Programme Officer - Interim Manager - B3 equivalent.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Census Programme Officer, 31 August 2026 to 27 August 2027, obtained under Interim Manager - Professional Services - Framework, SP-22-001.

### Procurement Information

Mini competition under SP-22-001.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563687 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 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 | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £114,750 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Records of Scotland |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 3YY |
| 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 North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Venesky Brown Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563687

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563687
  Census Programme Officer - Census Programme Officer - Interim Manager - B3 equivalent.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841960

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