Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Scotland Excel
Top-five suppliers hold 47% 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.
Supply Only of Frozen Foods
The UK Foodhall Ltd · 2026-06-23
£51.0M
Supply & Distribution of Frozen Foods
William Yule & Son Limited · 2026-06-23
£110.5M
Distribution of Frozen Foods
William Yule & Son Limited · 2026-06-23
£85.0M
Footwear
Unico Ltd · 2026-05-28
£7.2M
First Aid Materials and Associated Products
Unico Ltd · 2026-05-28
£4.0M
One Stop Shop
Unico Ltd · 2026-05-28
£32.0M
Gloves
Unico Ltd · 2026-05-28
£12.0M
Ear, Eye and Head Protection
Unico Ltd · 2026-05-28
£1.2M
Health, Hospitality and Leisure Workwear
Unico Ltd · 2026-05-28
£4.0M
Safety Masks and Respirators
Unico Ltd · 2026-05-28
£1.2M
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Children's Residential Care and Education, including Short Break, Services Flexible Framework Agreement
Deadline: 2028-09-29
£951.0M
Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste
Deadline: 2029-02-12
£200.0M
Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste
Deadline: 2029-02-12
£200.0M
Digital Telecare Goods
Deadline: 2031-09-12
£12.0M
Digital Telecare Goods
Deadline: 2031-09-12
£12.0M
Market analysis
Bidding into Scotland Excel — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
99%
Awards to SMEs
47%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
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 113 contracts totalling £1.6bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 57 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £14.3M.
Who are Scotland Excel's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Scotland Excel by total award value are William Yule & Son Limited, CF Services Ltd, Amey OW Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 47% of contract value.
What does Scotland Excel buy from suppliers?
Scotland Excel's procurement is concentrated in furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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
Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.