Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Scotland Excel
Top-five suppliers hold 41% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Scotland Excel buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Scotland Excel contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Hire of Refuse Collection Vehicles
Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited · 2026-08-18
£24.0M
Hire of Drainage Equipment
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited · 2026-08-18
£1.2M
Hire of Cars & Light Vehicles
Harris Vehicle Hire Ltd · 2026-08-18
£36.0M
Hire of Plant- Road Surfacing Equipment
E & J DOUGLAS & SONS LTD · 2026-08-18
£7.2M
Hire of Sweepers
E & J DOUGLAS & SONS LTD · 2026-08-18
£9.6M
Hire of Grounds Maintenance Equipment
SR & GM Ltd trading as MB Plant · 2026-08-18
£1.2M
Hire of Plant- Lifting Equipment
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited · 2026-08-18
£1.2M
Hire of Gritters
Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited · 2026-08-18
£9.6M
Hire of Minibuses / Buses
Harris Vehicle Hire Ltd · 2026-08-18
£6.0M
Hire of Plant- Excavation Equipment
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited · 2026-08-18
£3.6M
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20
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94
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Routes to sell here without a full tender
Market analysis
Bidding into Scotland Excel — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
99%
Awards to SMEs
41%
Top-5 supplier share
1%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 99% of Scotland Excel’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Scotland Excel
How much does Scotland Excel spend on procurement?
Scotland Excel awarded 146 contracts totalling £2.1bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 75 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £14.7M.
Who are Scotland Excel's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Scotland Excel by total award value are Kibble Education and Care Centre, William Yule & Son Limited, CF Services Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 41% of contract value.
What does Scotland Excel buy from suppliers?
Scotland Excel's procurement is concentrated in transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection 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 2026-11-08
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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