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Consumer Scotland

Consumer Scotland is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£1.9M

Total spend

27

Contract awards

23

Unique suppliers

£78K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Consumer Scotland has awarded 27 contracts worth £1.9M to 23 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £78K, with the top five suppliers holding 82% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Consumer Scotland

Top-five suppliers hold 82% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
IFF Research Ltd1£500K
Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited2£450K
IFF Research Ltd.1£400K
Dovetail Enterprises (1993) ltd1£108K
Ipsos (market research) Ltd1£76K
Thinks Insight & Strategy1£40K
Changeworks1£35K
Progressive Partnership Ltd.1£34K
Regen1£34K
Policy in Practice1£25K
YouGov Plc1£25K
Venesky Brown Ltd1£24K
AAB Consulting1£21K
Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals)1£20K
Anderson Strathern LLP1£20K
Smarts1£20K
Ipsos1£10K
Precise Media Monitoring Ltd1£10K
Space Solutions1£8K
Storm ID Ltd1£5K

Procurement categories

What Consumer Scotland buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
4 awards£435K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
2 awards£101K

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
1 award£108K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£8K

Education and training services

80
1 award£1K

Other community, social and personal services

98
1 award£863

Recent contracts

Latest Consumer Scotland contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Award of Consumer Scotland Website Re-Let

Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals) · 2026-11-08

£20K

Award of Consumer Scotland - Survey Research Re-Let

IFF Research Ltd · 2026-09-29

£500K

Consumer Scotland - Data Appraisal for Affordability

Policy in Practice · 2025-12-17

£25K

Award of Interim Professional Staff Services Framework - Business Support Officer

Venesky Brown Ltd · 2025-11-08

Award of Interim Professional Staff Services Framework - 2 x Consumer Markets Policy and Advocacy...

Venesky Brown Ltd · 2025-10-17

Award of Provision of Postal Research

Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited · 2025-04-08

£50K

Consumer Scotland Employee Benefits

Reward Gateway (UK) Limited · 2025-03-11

£1K

Award of Interim Finance and Accountancy Advisor

Venesky Brown Ltd · 2024-12-18

£24K

Water - Strategic Review of Charges

Ipsos (market research) Ltd · 2024-12-12

£76K

Award of Rapid Evidence Assessment

Regen · 2024-11-19

£34K

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Market analysis

Bidding into Consumer Scotland — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

62%

Awards to SMEs

82%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 62% of Consumer Scotland’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Consumer Scotland

How much does Consumer Scotland spend on procurement?

Consumer Scotland awarded 27 contracts totalling £1.9M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 23 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £78K.

Who are Consumer Scotland's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Consumer Scotland by total award value are IFF Research Ltd, Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited, IFF Research Ltd.. The top five suppliers together hold 82% of contract value.

What does Consumer Scotland buy from suppliers?

Consumer Scotland's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Consumer Scotland contracts?

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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