Buyer profile
Scottish Government
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Total contracts
197
Known spend
£3bn
176 disclosed
Average value
£16m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2026£1bn
- 2
Galliford Try Construction Limited
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2026£1bn
- 3
Graham
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2026£1bn
- 4
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2026£1bn
- 5
RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2026£1bn
- 6
Taziker Industrial
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2026£1bn
- 7
Farrans Construction trading as a division of Northstone (NI) Limited
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2026£1bn
- 8
Amalgamated Construction Ltd
2 winslatest 24 Mar 2026£1bn
- 9
The Union Advertising Agency Ltd.
2 winslatest 30 Jul 2026£21m
- 10
Grant Thornton UK LLP
2 winslatest 19 Nov 2025£15m
What they buy
By CPV categoryIT servicesCPV 72
31 contracts · £161m
Business servicesCPV 79
29 contracts · £141m
R&D servicesCPV 73
21 contracts · £90m
Repair & maintenanceCPV 50
21 contracts · £12m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
16 contracts · £77m
Transport equipmentCPV 34
9 contracts · £5m
Community & personal servicesCPV 98
8 contracts · £88m
Health & social workCPV 85
8 contracts · £16m
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (197)
Enfor - environmental analysis services framework
This notice is a heads‑up that the Scottish Government will set up a framework to call on environmental consultants to quickly assess the impacts and risks of any sudden landfill or waste‑site closures. It’s aimed at firms that can provide rapid on‑site environmental analysis to support the government’s net‑zero waste goals.
Maintenance and repair of air circuit breakers
The Scottish Marine Directorate is looking for a qualified supplier to maintain and repair Air Circuit Breakers and low‑voltage switchboards on four of its vessels for three years, including yearly checks and any unexpected fixes.
Framework agreement for the service, calibration and maintenance of sea-bird scientific oceanographic instrumentation
The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate is looking for a contractor to sign a framework agreement to service, calibrate and repair Sea‑Bird Scientific oceanographic instruments. The deal will cover ongoing maintenance for a range of their equipment used in marine research and monitoring.
Scottish government centres of expertise x 4 lots
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place 4 separate, lotted contracts with external service providers for the following services: - Lot 1. Centre of Expertise on Climate
Naval architecture support for vessels replacement project
This contract is for providing naval architecture, marine engineering and shipyard supervision services to the Scottish Government for its Vessel Replacement Project, covering a new Marine Protection Vessel and a Marine Research Vessel.
Scottish government centres of expertise x 4 lots
The Scottish Government is hiring external providers for four separate Centres of Expertise covering Climate Change, Animal Disease Outbreaks, Nature/Water/Environment, and Plant Health, to deliver specialist advice and support to government programmes.
Naval architecture support for vessels replacement project
The Scottish Government is looking for a specialist firm to provide naval architecture and marine engineering support for its Vessel Replacement Project, covering design, procurement, construction oversight and trial activities for a new Marine Protection Vessel and Marine Research Vessel.
Supply of alternator bearings for MPV jura
The Scottish Ministers' Marine Directorate is looking for suppliers to provide a specific bearing and its related parts for the main alternators on the MPV Jura vessel. This is a straightforward supply contract aimed at companies that can deliver marine‑grade journal bearing components.
Request for information - digital telephony
This is a Request for Information (RFI) from the Scottish Government’s Primary Care Directorate to learn about market solutions for a cloud‑based digital telephony service for all GP practices in Scotland. It’s not a formal tender, but a way to gather details before a future procurement that aims to replace analogue phone systems before the PSTN switch‑off in January 2027.
Comms-family advocacy service for bereaved families following a death in prison custody
The Scottish Government seeks to commission an independent Family Advocacy Service to provide specialist support and representation to families following the death of a loved one i
Establishing and managing a trial hub for pre-processing of end-of-life gear waste from fishing and aquaculture sectors
The UK Marine Directorate wants to find a supplier to establish and operate a trial collection and processing hub for old fishing nets, cages, and other end-of-life gear from fishing and aquaculture businesses. The hub will receive, clean, dry, take apart, and sort this waste material for free, preparing it for recycling.
Provision of aircraft brokerage services
The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate is seeking to appoint a qualified and experienced aircraft broker to market, manage and execute the sale of 2 Reims Cessna F406 Caravan I
Interpreting, translation and transcription
Scottish Ministers are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services for Framework Public Bodies throughout t
DFH home ownership scheme delivery and shared equity aftersales
The Scottish Government intend to commission a contract which provides administrative services for the delivery of it’s shared equity home ownership schemes as well as the ongoing
Marketing services - (2022-2026)
It is envisaged that Lot 1 will have six suppliers appointed. Creative Services will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communicat
Framework agreement for the provision of GIS marine data for scotland
The requirement is for a Framework Pricelist Agreement for GIS-compatible Marine Data and Marine Data as a Service (DaaS) for use across the Scottish public sector. The Framework s
Servicing of generator couplings for MRV scotia
The Scottish Ministers acting through Marine Directorate invites tenders for the servicing of three generator couplings on the marine research vessel (MRV) Scotia. Three flexible c
Energy loans and grants administration
The Scottish Government is seeking a service provider to undertake the financial administration and management of a number of its heat and energy efficiency loans and grants scheme
Grant fund manager dynamic purchasing system
The Scottish Government is extending a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Grant Fund Managers. Potential participants must complete the SPD (Single Procurement Document) and meet
Are-three peak scientific XE70 nitrogen generators service contracts
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of ARE-Three Peak Scientific XE70 nitrogen generators service cont