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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Borders Council 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: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£176.2M

Total spend

141

Contract awards

102

Unique suppliers

£1.4M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Scottish Borders Council has awarded 141 contracts worth £176.2M to 102 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £1.4M, with the top five suppliers holding 66% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Scottish Borders Council

Top-five suppliers hold 66% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
D Charters Electrical Services Ltd2£60.0M
L Robertson Groundworks ltd1£25.0M
Countryside Kids Childminding4£12.0M
B&B Taxis2£10.6M
Cireco (Scotland) LLP1£9.4M
GAP GROUP2£6.0M
Fleet Factors Ltd1£4.8M
George Anderson & Sons4£4.3M
Computacenter2£4.1M
Care Visions Group Limited1£3.3M
Ballantynes Tree Services1£3.2M
Little Wonders Childminding service1£3.0M
E & AJ Robertson1£2.9M
Tarmac1£2.1M
XMA Limited2£2.1M
Idox Software Ltd1£1.9M
MYPAS2£1.8M
Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd2£1.6M
Teviot Taxi3£1.6M
XMA3£1.1M

Procurement categories

What Scottish Borders Council buys

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

Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis

70330000
1 award£30.0M

Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50710000
1 award£30.0M

Building construction work

45210000
2 awards£25.0M

Taxi services

60120000
6 awards£15.1M

Pre-school education services

80110000
5 awards£15.0M

Refuse disposal and treatment

90510000
1 award£9.4M

Social work services

85310000
7 awards£6.3M

Spare parts for goods vehicles, vans and cars

34330000
2 awards£5.1M

Animal products and related products

03140000
4 awards£4.3M

Time accounting or human resources software package

48450000
1 award£3.8M

Structures and parts of structures

44210000
3 awards£3.5M

Logging services

77210000
1 award£3.2M

Pneumatic or motorised hand tools

42650000
1 award£3.0M

Data-processing machines (hardware)

30210000
2 awards£2.5M

Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates

14210000
2 awards£2.2M

Heavy-duty motor vehicles

34140000
6 awards£2.1M

Software-related services

72260000
2 awards£2.0M

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

34130000
8 awards£1.4M

Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

60170000
6 awards£1.1M

Technical inspection and testing services

71630000
2 awards£882K

Recent contracts

Latest Scottish Borders Council contracts awarded

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

Award - Supply of iPads

XMA · 2026-05-14

£773K

Award - School Homework Application

XMA · 2026-05-14

£115K

Award - School Literacy Application

XMA · 2026-05-14

£244K

Water Sampling Service

Scottish Water Scientific Services · 2026-05-06

£292K

Water Sampling Service

Scottish Water Scientific Services · 2026-05-06

£292K

Mechanical & Electrical Consultancy

The Keenan Consultancy · 2026-04-24

£55K

Enterprise Content Management Software

Civica · 2026-04-10

£479K

Subcontractor Services Framework Agreement

L Robertson Groundworks ltd · 2026-04-09

£25.0M

Lot 2 - Masonry and Builder Work

B & K Hume Groundworks Ltd · 2026-04-09

£25.0M

Tweedbank Development Partner Legal Support

Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP · 2026-03-11

£75K

Intelligent Email Security

Computacenter · 2026-03-11

£279K

Meeting and Decisions Management Software

Civica · 2026-03-03

£59K

Purchase of 2 12T Tipper Vehicles

Macs Truck Sales Limited · 2026-02-16

£150K

Award of River Tweed Trail - Design Team

Sweco UK Limited · 2026-02-16

Purchase of Tipper Chassis

MOTUS GROUP UK LIMITED · 2026-02-11

£62K

Award of Children's Advocacy Service

Borders Independent Advocacy Services · 2026-02-10

The Provision of First Aid Training

First Stop Safety Training LTD · 2026-02-09

£86K

Process Improvement Consultant

Dapa Delta Ltd · 2026-01-27

£100K

Process Improvement Consultant

Dapa Delta Ltd · 2026-01-27

£100K

Purchase of HIAB Hooklift

Iveco Ltd · 2026-01-12

£81K

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Water Sampling Service

Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service - 1001513

£1.0M

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Woodland Strategy Refresh

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Woodland Strategy Refresh

Meet the Buyer South 2025

PIN - Children's Advocacy Services

£330K

PIN - Children's Advocacy Services

PIN - Children's Advocacy Services

Meet the Buyer National June 2025

Waste Treatment and Haulage Services for Commercial and Demolition Waste

Waste Treatment and Haulage Services for Commercial and Demolition Waste

PIN - Parking Policy Consultancy

PIN - Parking Policy Consultancy

Eyemouth Bay and Harbour Marine Engineering Concept Study

Berwickshire Taxi Bus DRT

Berwickshire Taxi Bus DRT

PIN - Meet the Buyer South 2024

Market analysis

Bidding into Scottish Borders Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

66%

Top-5 supplier share

29d

Avg response window

29d

Median response window

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Scottish Borders Council

How much does Scottish Borders Council spend on procurement?

Scottish Borders Council awarded 141 contracts totalling £176.2M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 102 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.4M.

Who are Scottish Borders Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Scottish Borders Council by total award value are D Charters Electrical Services Ltd, L Robertson Groundworks ltd, Countryside Kids Childminding. The top five suppliers together hold 66% of contract value.

What does Scottish Borders Council buy from suppliers?

Scottish Borders Council's procurement is concentrated in property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis, repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations, building construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Scottish Borders Council contracts?

Scottish Borders Council 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 Scottish Borders Council tenders?

Scottish Borders Council typically gives suppliers a median of 29 days to respond (average 29 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

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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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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