Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Creative Scotland
Top-five suppliers hold 43% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Creative Scotland buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
7973808572Recent contracts
Latest Creative Scotland contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
EVALUATION OF THE YMI PROGRAMME AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SCOTLAND’S CHILD POVERTY AMBITIONS
Upstream · 2026-09-10
£21K
SKILLS CO-ORDINATOR (SCREEN)
Heather Kondak Ross · 2026-07-16
£34K
SALARY BENCHMARKING ACROSS THE ARTS - PART 2
CG Research · 2026-06-24
£20K
APPLICANT ACCESS SUPPORT SERVICE
Granting Access CIC · 2026-06-08
£49K
FREELANCE ARTS AND HEALTH CO-ORDINATOR
Catherine Middleton Findlay · 2026-01-28
£44K
SKILLS & TRAINING EXECUTIVE (SCREEN SCOTLAND)
Lauren Lamarr · 2026-01-23
£65K
SCOTLAND + VENICE 2026 - PRESS, PR AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONTRACT
Nicola Jeffs · 2026-01-05
HR FOR CREATIVES PART 2 EVALUATION
CG Research · 2025-11-26
CREATIVE SCOTLAND'S CREATOR ECONOMY RESEARCH PROJECT
Light Dark Light CIC · 2025-10-27
£23K
SCREEN PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
Och Aye Productions Ltd · 2025-10-15
£32K
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CURRICULUM PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR
Deadline: 2026-10-15
Market analysis
Bidding into Creative Scotland — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
8%
Awards to SMEs
43%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 8% of Creative Scotland’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Creative Scotland
How much does Creative Scotland spend on procurement?
Creative Scotland awarded 39 contracts totalling £763K between 2023-09-26 and 2026-09-26, working with 31 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £31K.
Who are Creative Scotland's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Creative Scotland by total award value are Reel-Scout, Lauren Lamarr, Culture Radar Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 43% of contract value.
What does Creative Scotland buy from suppliers?
Creative Scotland's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, education and training services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-26
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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