Top suppliers
Top suppliers to National Museums Scotland
Top-five suppliers hold 82% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What National Museums Scotland buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4571799275Recent contracts
Latest National Museums Scotland contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
NMOF - Hangar 2 and 3 - Replacement of Medialon Lighting Controls with Signify / Dynalite
Burlington Waugh · 2026-10-08
£24K
NMCC - Fire Stopping Works
CVD Fire Protection Ltd · 2026-10-07
£6K
NMOS - Fire Stopping Works
CVD Fire Protection Ltd · 2026-10-07
£3K
NWMS - Fire Stopping Works
CVD Fire Protection Ltd · 2026-10-07
£628
National Museum of Rural Life - Exhibition Bldg. - Replacement of 11no Windows
RMC Double Glazing (Ayr) Ltd · 2026-10-07
£6K
NMRL - Fire Stopping Works
CVD Fire Protection Ltd · 2026-10-07
£1K
NMOF - Fire Stopping Works
CVD Fire Protection Ltd · 2026-10-07
£570
National Museums Scotland - Provision of EPC and TM44 Reports
Bureau Veritas · 2026-09-14
National Museums Scotland - Collection Centre - B17 - Replacement of Vapour Detection System
Covol Engineering Ltd · 2026-08-21
£157K
Roman Scotland: Life on the Edge of Empire Exhibition Transport
Constantine Ltd · 2026-08-19
£88K
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Market analysis
Bidding into National Museums Scotland — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
54%
Awards to SMEs
82%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 54% of National Museums Scotland’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to National Museums Scotland
How much does National Museums Scotland spend on procurement?
National Museums Scotland awarded 21 contracts totalling £1.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 16 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £91K.
Who are National Museums Scotland's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to National Museums Scotland by total award value are The Media Shop Scotland Ltd, Connect Publications (Scotland) Ltd, Covol Engineering. The top five suppliers together hold 82% of contract value.
What does National Museums Scotland buy from suppliers?
National Museums Scotland's procurement is concentrated in construction work, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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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
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- · Contracts Finder
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