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Award of Scottish Government - Interim Manager Framework - FOM Lead - Ranked Solution

Scottish Government · award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 18:42.

Opportunity overview

• This assignment will require taking a Full Business Case (FBC) for Agricultural Reform through approvals by Oct 2027, a critical element of the future of agricultural support. It will build upon work already completed in the Agricultural Reform Programme to define the Agricultural Reform Strategy and associated future operating model for delivery of support.• Develop and maintain the programme's benefits management and benefits realisation framework, ensuring benefits are clearly linked to strategic objectives, investment decisions, and intended outcomes.• Define and oversee benefits profiles, benefits maps, performance measures, baselines, targets, benefit ownership, and realisation plans.• Ensure benefits are measurable, evidence-based, and supported by robust tracking and reporting arrangements throughout programme delivery.• Work collaboratively with economists, finance, commercial, procurement, policy, operational delivery, digital, and programme management teams to mobilise for delivery fo the business case preferred option.• Facilitate senior stakeholder workshops and working sessions to validate proposals, and secure agreement on key elements of the agreed option for the business case• Provide expert advice on investment appraisal, risks, dependencies, affordability, value for money, delivery confidence, and benefits realisation.• Support programme governance and approval processes through the production of high-quality briefing materials, reports, and presentations for senior leadership and investment decision-making forums.• Ensure there is a clear line of sight between the approved business case, delivery plans, performance measures, and long-term realisation of programme benefits.• Provide ongoing advice and assurance to the Programme Director and Senior Responsible Owner regarding business case approvals and benefits realisation best practice.

Awarded to

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Venesky-Brown Recruitment

Matched by normalised name
Published award value
£295.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Aug 2026
Award ID
awd-1
Location
Edinburgh, EH1 2AS

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
tender-845261
Main Procurement Category
services

Tender Period

Ends
9 Dec 2027, 00:00

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Scheme
CPV

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Aberdeenshire Council
Id
org-1

Address

Street Address
Woodhill House
Locality
Aberdeen
Postal Code
AB16 5GB

Contact

Name
School Transport
Telephone
+44 1467539600

Roles

buyer
Organisation 2
Name
Central Taxis (North East) Limited
Id
org-2

Address

Street Address
Millbank
Locality
Peterhead
Postal Code
AB42 3AN

Contact

Name
Paul Anderson

Roles

supplier
Organisation 3
Name
Scottish Government
Id
org-3

Address

Street Address
5 Atlantic Quay
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G2 8LU

Contact

Name
AD&D
Telephone
+44 412425466

Roles

buyer
Organisation 4
Name
Venesky-Brown Recruitment
Id
org-4

Address

Street Address
4A Rutland Square
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 2AS

Contact

Name
Simone Lockhart

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1
Id
awd-1

Items

Item 1
Id
awditem-1
Description
• This assignment will require taking a Full Business Case (FBC) for Agricultural Reform through approvals by Oct 2027, a critical element of the future of agricultural support. It will build upon work already completed in the Agricultural Reform Programme to define the Agricultural Reform Strategy and associated future operating model for delivery of support.• Develop and maintain the programme's benefits management and benefits realisation framework, ensuring benefits are clearly linked to strategic objectives, investment decisions, and intended outcomes.• Define and oversee benefits profiles, benefits maps, performance measures, baselines, targets, benefit ownership, and realisation plans.• Ensure benefits are measurable, evidence-based, and supported by robust tracking and reporting arrangements throughout programme delivery.• Work collaboratively with economists, finance, commercial, procurement, policy, operational delivery, digital, and programme management teams to mobilise for delivery fo the business case preferred option.• Facilitate senior stakeholder workshops and working sessions to validate proposals, and secure agreement on key elements of the agreed option for the business case• Provide expert advice on investment appraisal, risks, dependencies, affordability, value for money, delivery confidence, and benefits realisation.• Support programme governance and approval processes through the production of high-quality briefing materials, reports, and presentations for senior leadership and investment decision-making forums.• Ensure there is a clear line of sight between the approved business case, delivery plans, performance measures, and long-term realisation of programme benefits.• Provide ongoing advice and assurance to the Programme Director and Senior Responsible Owner regarding business case approvals and benefits realisation best practice.

Value

Amount
295,456
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Name
Venesky-Brown Recruitment
Id
org-4

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
awd-1
Award ID
awd-1
Status
active
Date Signed
10 Aug 2026, 01:00

Related procurements

Entry 1
Id
1
Identifier
ocds-r6ebe6-0000685624

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glasgow · G2 8LU

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. rls-2-OCT566289award ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Scottish Government awarded a £295,456 interim-management assignment for Agricultural Reform business-case and benefits-realisation support to VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT LTD. The source contract record is marked active and explicitly gives a signature date of 10 August 2026.

Published outcome signals

  • Published award notice8 October 2026, 14:30 UTCEvidence: Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-08T14:30:00Z; notice type is award.
  • Award statusAwardedEvidence: Process stage is award and display_status is awarded.
  • Contract statusActive; source records it as signed on 10 August 2026Evidence: Contract awd-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-08-10T00:00:00Z.
91% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Notice reference
rls-2-OCT566289
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840863
First published
8 Oct 2026
Last checked
8 Oct 2026, 18:42
Notice versions reviewed
1
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
8 Oct 2026
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