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Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment 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

£27.4M

Total spend

156

Contract awards

118

Unique suppliers

£234K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Historic Environment Scotland has awarded 156 contracts worth £27.4M to 118 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £234K, with the top five suppliers holding 43% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Historic Environment Scotland

Top-five suppliers hold 43% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
DataVita Limited1£6.0M
Rhodawn Ltd - Bookspeed1£1.9M
Reply Limited1£1.5M
Leica Geosystems3£1.3M
Hemisphere Brands Ltd.1£1.3M
Own Label Company Scotland Ltd1£1.3M
The River Tweed Whisky Co1£1.3M
Ventrata1£1.2M
Mitie Cleaning & Environmental Services Ltd1£1.2M
Hartech Automation Limited4£881K
CBM-Logix Ltd2£778K
Storm ID1£513K
GeoToolBox Iberica S.L.2£430K
LITE Ltd2£400K
War Productions Ltd1£340K
F X Simulation (Scotland) Ltd4£320K
ADT Fire & Security3£300K
The Knights Vault Ltd1£300K
Kingdom Services Group Limited1£280K
Go-Wright Ltd2£278K

Procurement categories

What Historic Environment Scotland buys

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

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
17 awards£9.8M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
17 awards£608K

Construction work

45
15 awards£1.1M

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

79
15 awards£1.1M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
12 awards£1.3M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
11 awards£849K

Repair and maintenance services

50
10 awards£2.3M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
9 awards£527K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
8 awards£435K

Education and training services

80
6 awards£381K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
5 awards£1.2M

Installation services (except software)

51
5 awards£431K

Industrial machinery

42
4 awards£320K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
3 awards£3.8M

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
3 awards£185K

Printed matter and related products

22
2 awards£2.0M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£99K

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

39
2 awards£235K

Software package and information systems

48
2 awards£0

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
2 awards£360K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
2 awards£324K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
2 awards£280K

Financial and insurance services

66
1 award£15K

Recent contracts

Latest Historic Environment Scotland contracts awarded

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

Provision of Flagpole Inspection, Surveys, Removal and Repair Services for HES Estate

Northern Steeplejacks (Edinburgh) Ltd · 2026-10-27

Association of Leading Visitor Attractions Benchmarking Survey

Ipsos (market research) Ltd · 2026-10-20

£40K

Completion of Commissioned Archaeological Projects

EASE Archaeology · 2026-10-19

£97K

Provision of Scanning Equipment Maintenance Services

GeoToolBox Iberica S.L. · 2026-10-18

£215K

Ecology Surveys

Echoes Ecology Ltd · 2026-10-12

£33K

Award of PR Agency Services - Mini Competition SG Marketing Services Framework

Stripe Communications · 2026-10-06

Call-off from NHS Hard Facilities Management 2 Framework

TESGL Ltd. T/A SSE Energy Solutions · 2026-09-28

Environmental Impact of Harvesting Marram

Boreas Ecology · 2026-09-28

£81K

Support and Maintenance of AV Equipment

Electrosonic Ltd · 2026-09-15

£37K

Provision of Scanning Equipment Maintenance Services

GeoToolBox Iberica S.L. · 2026-09-13

£215K

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Most of it is in business services and environmental services.

2

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

2

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

11

frameworks running

Routes to sell here without a full tender

100

tender packs read

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Market analysis

Bidding into Historic Environment Scotland — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

78%

Awards to SMEs

43%

Top-5 supplier share

1%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 78% of Historic Environment Scotland’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Historic Environment Scotland

How much does Historic Environment Scotland spend on procurement?

Historic Environment Scotland awarded 156 contracts totalling £27.4M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 118 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £234K.

Who are Historic Environment Scotland's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Historic Environment Scotland by total award value are DataVita Limited, Rhodawn Ltd - Bookspeed, Reply Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 43% of contract value.

What does Historic Environment Scotland buy from suppliers?

Historic Environment Scotland's procurement is concentrated in it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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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