Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Scottish Government
Top-five suppliers hold 81% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Scottish Government buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Scottish Government contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Market Research
Jump Research · 2026-07-30
£5.3M
Events and Video Production
Arteus Ltd · 2026-07-30
£4.3M
Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP
Cello Signal Ltd (T/A Leith Agency) · 2026-07-30
£14.9M
Digital Marketing
Dentsu Creative, a trading division of Dentsu UK Ltd · 2026-07-30
£10.6M
Public Relations
Smarts · 2026-07-30
£5.3M
Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP
Union Direct · 2026-07-30
£2.1M
Award of Government Commercial Agency – G-Cloud 14 – Framework Ref: RM1557.14 – National Marine P...
Atkins Limited · 2026-06-21
Fish Stomach Content & Benthic Sample Analysis
Ocean Ecology · 2026-06-04
£199K
Purchase of Auto Trawl Control System
Thistle Marine Ltd · 2026-05-25
£323K
Purchase of Auto Trawl Control System
Thistle Marine Ltd · 2026-05-25
£323K
National Marine Plan 2 (NMP2) Social and Economic Impact Assessment
AECOM · 2026-05-25
£9K
Marketing Services - Trust in Government Digital Public Services
Jump Research · 2026-05-21
£20K
Award of DECC - Technical energy expertise for advice and upskilling
The Energy Landscape Ltd · 2026-05-21
Award of Weather Forecasting Planning Tool (MS-P-0465)
DTN Europe UK Limited · 2026-05-21
Award of Emma Caldwell Public Inquiry - AV Services
Northstar Media Limited · 2026-05-20
Award of Go-Live Gate Review of the Digital Front Door Programme/Project
Quo Imus Limited (trading as Qi Consulting) · 2026-05-20
Multi-factor Authentication
NCC Group Security Services Limited · 2026-05-20
£36K
Administrative Support Independent Clinical Review
Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd · 2026-05-19
£144K
Award of Homelessness Ask and Act Duties Evaluability Assessment
GC Insight Ltd · 2026-05-18
Award of ARE/001/26 - Understanding the Small Edible Horticultural Industry in Scotland
SAOS Ltd · 2026-05-18
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Open opportunities
Open Scottish Government tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
DCAF - Secure Transport and Escort of Children to Scottish Ministers
Deadline: 2026-08-05
£1.0M
Carbon Calculator for Windfarms on Scottish Peatlands
Deadline: 2026-08-06
£300K
ARE-Three Peak Scientific XE70 nitrogen generators service contracts
Deadline: 2026-08-20
£52K
DLEARN-Provision of Standardised Assessment & Reporting Platform & Related Services
MH - Veterans Mental Health & Wellbeing Pathway
MH - Veterans Mental Health & Wellbeing Pathway
ARE – CPD in Tier 4 of Agriculture Reform Programme – RFI
ARE – CPD in Tier 4 of Agriculture Reform Programme – RFI
Programme & Project Delivery Service PIN
£1
Programme & Project Delivery Service PIN
DMARINE - eDNA Arctica
Development of computer vision (AI) tools for REM of pelagic Fisheries
COMMS-Family Advocacy Service for Bereaved Families following a Death in Prison Custody
COMMS-Family Advocacy Service for Bereaved Families following a Death in Prison Custody
Refit of MRV Scotia
Refit of MRV Scotia
Electronic Monitoring
£40.0M
Electronic Monitoring
DECC-Energy Performance Certificate Reform - Interactive User Interface
DHWLSR Eljamel Inquiry - Emotional Support
Market analysis
Bidding into Scottish Government — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
81%
Top-5 supplier share
58d
Avg response window
29d
Median response window
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Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Scottish Government
How much does Scottish Government spend on procurement?
Scottish Government awarded 1,595 contracts totalling £10.3bn between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 552 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £13.5M.
Who are Scottish Government's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Scottish Government by total award value are EDF Energy Customers Limited, Amalgamated Construction Ltd, Scottish Water Business Stream. The top five suppliers together hold 81% of contract value.
What does Scottish Government buy from suppliers?
Scottish Government's procurement is concentrated in electricity, consultative engineering and construction services, data-processing machines (hardware), alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Scottish Government contracts?
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What's the typical response window for Scottish Government tenders?
Scottish Government typically gives suppliers a median of 29 days to respond (average 58 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
Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.