Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Education Scotland
Top-five suppliers hold 72% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Education Scotland buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
48210000
4821000072260000
7226000079620000
7962000072410000
7241000072220000
7222000073110000
7311000048440000
4844000079630000
7963000071630000
7163000030120000
3012000085310000
8531000079990000
7999000079410000
7941000079140000
7914000080510000
8051000063510000
6351000048710000
4871000048510000
4851000072910000
7291000064210000
64210000Recent contracts
Latest Education Scotland contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Microsoft Unified Enterprise Support
Microsoft · 2026-05-19
£39K
Individualised Coaching for Into Headship Programme Participants using 360 Feedback Tool
Own Your Leadership · 2026-05-12
£54K
VEAT Notice for Glow Authentication and Portal Service
RM Education · 2026-05-12
£350K
VEAT Notice for Glow Authentication and Portal Service
RM Education · 2026-05-12
£350K
Emotional and Social Competence Inventory Into Headship - 360 degree feedback tool
Envisia Learning Ltd. · 2026-04-21
£33K
EDUC-0000755 Salesforce Technical Support Services
Salesforce · 2026-04-09
£55K
HR Transition Lead
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-03-24
£135K
Legal Services for HMCIE
Harper Macleod LLP · 2026-03-24
£35K
EDUC-0000750 Azure Decommissioning
Formic · 2026-03-13
£10K
EDUC-0000734 - Miro Enterprise Plan 65 Licenses
Computacenter (UK) Limited · 2026-02-10
£10K
News Distribution and Newsroom Service
Access Intelligence Media and Communications Limited (trading as Vuelio) · 2026-02-06
£6K
NVivo 15 Cloud Licences and AI add-ons
Computacenter (UK) Limited · 2026-01-28
£5K
Salesforce Backup and Recovery Services
Computacenter UK · 2026-01-28
£12K
Penetration Testing Services
Ruptura InfoSecurity · 2026-01-26
£108K
Salesforce Technical Support Services
Computacenter (UK) Limited · 2026-01-26
£269K
Finance Lead - HMIE
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-01-15
£78K
Lead Delivery Manager
Lorien Resourcing Ltd · 2026-01-15
£237K
Trend Micro Licences
Softcat Plc · 2025-12-17
£978K
Provision of IT Service Management (ITSM) Software
House on the Hill Software Ltd · 2025-12-16
£28K
CLD Standards Council Online Hosting, Maintenance and Development
E-Learn Design Ltd · 2025-12-03
£72K
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Open Education Scotland tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Glow Blogs Hosting and Support Services
Glow Blogs Hosting and Support Services
Glow Blogs Hosting and Support Services
Future of Glow - Authentication - Request for Information
Future of Glow - Authentication - Request for Information
Future of Glow - Nationally Funded Services - Request for Information
Future of Glow - Nationally Funded Services - Request for Information
Market analysis
Bidding into Education Scotland — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
72%
Top-5 supplier share
21d
Avg response window
21d
Median response window
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Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Education Scotland
How much does Education Scotland spend on procurement?
Education Scotland awarded 58 contracts totalling £6.5M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 27 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £120K.
Who are Education Scotland's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Education Scotland by total award value are Softcat Plc, Computacenter (UK) Limited, Venesky Brown Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 72% of contract value.
What does Education Scotland buy from suppliers?
Education Scotland's procurement is concentrated in 48210000, 72260000, 79620000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Education Scotland contracts?
Education Scotland publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.
What's the typical response window for Education Scotland tenders?
Education Scotland typically gives suppliers a median of 21 days to respond (average 21 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
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
- · Spend Network
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