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)
Request for information - digital learning platform
The purpose of this RFI is to gather information on market capabilities and solutions for a forthcoming procurement exercise, to supply Scottish Government with a new digital learn
Internet of things
The Authority is further extending its collaborative Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Internet of Things (IoT) for an additional 12 months until 17 September 2027. The DPS will
Carbon calculator for windfarms on scottish peatlands
This project will update the carbon calculator for wind farms on peatlands, ensuring it reflects current policy, practice, and scientific evidence New research is therefore needed
DCAF - secure transport and escort of children to scottish ministers
Scottish Ministers seek to appoint an external service provider for the provision of Secure Transport and Escort of Children. Scottish Ministers are responsible for the placement a
Building standards research and technical services framework
The Authority intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of research and technical services across seven lots. The Framework Agreement will be avai
DFH - investment in charitable bonds
The Scottish Government (SG) is committed to supporting the third sector in Scotland. The third sector has a direct impact on the growth of Scotland's economy, the wellbeing of its
Fire alarm design, installation, and associated project management services DPS
The Scottish Government is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Fire Alarm Design, Installation & Associated Project Management Services. The DPS will be spli
Dfsed-sg bond bookrunners
The Scottish Government has appointed nine external service providers to assist in accessing the sterling public bond market. From 2016, the Scottish Government’s annual limit for
Dmarine - marine operations - protection vessels - PPE & uniform framework agreement
The Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has a requirement for an external service provider to provide Personal Protective Equipment and Uniform for the Marine
Framework agreement for the service, calibration and maintenance of sea-bird scientific oceanographic instrumentation
1.1. The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable contractors to supply a Framework Pricing Agreement for the maintenance contract (servic
General office supplies 2027
The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. The current
Mobile voice and data services
Scottish Procurement is establishing a collaborative framework agreement for Mobile Voice and Data Services for Scottish public and third sector bodies. The current single supplier
Software value added re-seller services framework pin-rfi
Scottish Procurement is gathering supplier feedback to design a new national framework agreement for software and software services that will replace their current agreement expiring in April 2027. This is an early-stage consultation (called an RFI) to understand what suppliers can offer and how the framework should be structured — it's not yet an actual tender to bid on.
Legal services framework - 2027-2031
Framework for the provision of legal services to organisations in the Scottish public sector. Lot 2 Debt Recovery is included in the current Legal Services Framework. However, this
Fish stomach content & benthic sample analysis
The Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate, seek to appoint a suitably qualified Supplier to deliver Fish Stomach Content & Benthic Sample Analysis. The Scottish Ministers, Marine
Purchase of auto trawl control system
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Auto Trawl Control System. The purchase of the new system will
Scotland's public sector heat decarbonisation framework
The purpose of this contract notice is for the procurement of the Scotland’s Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Framework (SPSHD) previously known as the Non Domestic Energy Effici
Portfolio of compensatory measures for seabirds
The original Contract Award Notice stated a total value of 426,133.52 GBP - comprising of the below lot values plus an optional additional 20k GBP per lot (which was subsequently n
Purchase of gas chromatograph mass spectrometer
The Scottish Ministers invites tenders for the purchase of a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC-MS). The GC-MS to be purchased will be used for routine analysis and quantifica
Quality accreditation
Marine Directorate wish to seek accreditation of their scientific procedures to ensure appropriate quality assurance is in place for effectively carrying out these tasks.