Awarded contract

PROVISION OF SERVICE MANAGER – DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

Details

Buyer: Social Security Scotland
Supplier(s): Venesky-Brown Recruitment Ltd
Value: £48,760.96
Topic: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Published: 18 March 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Provision of an experienced specialist to support digital portfolio planning and delivery. The individual must be able to apply Agile and iterative methodologies, contribute to strategic planning, and improve governance and assurance processes. They will support prioritisation across multiple digital portfolios, communicate digital change plans across the organisation, and provide clear data analysis and insights to inform decision‑making. The role requires strong stakeholder management, the ability to manage dependencies and remove delivery blockers, and the capability to translate complex information into actionable recommendations. Lot 1: Provision of an experienced specialist to support digital portfolio planning and delivery. The individual must be able to apply Agile and iterative methodologies, contribute to strategic planning, and improve governance and assurance processes. They will support prioritisation across multiple digital portfolios, communicate digital change plans across the organisation, and provide clear data analysis and insights to inform decision‑making. The role requires strong stakeholder management, the ability to manage dependencies and remove delivery blockers, and the capability to translate complex information into actionable recommendations.

Timeline

Completed: Award date13 March 2026
Completed: Award published18 March 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Social Security Scotland delivers devolved benefits payments as an executive agency of the Scottish Government, procuring as a central body. Lower-value opportunities go through the Quick Quote facility, inviting at least three suppliers per opportunity. Many contracts sit under collaborative framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems set up by national bodies. A published Forward Plan sets out upcoming opportunities for suppliers to track.

Over the past 5 years, most of Social Security Scotland's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-security-scotland.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-security-scotland.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-security-scotland.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-security-scotland.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-security-scotland.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-security-scotland.gov