Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Scottish Government
Top-five suppliers hold 64% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Scottish Government buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
7972507371349085663898803064457703483975096376333592Recent contracts
Latest Scottish Government contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Award of 6 Week Metadataworks Discovery
MetadataWorks · 2026-12-03
£10K
Award of To identify effective ventilation guidance and practice to mitigate the indoor airborne ...
University of Strathclyde Department of Architecture · 2026-12-02
£10K
Award of Fair work: how can employer coordination and industry leadership structures best progres...
University Court of the University of Glasgow · 2026-12-02
£46K
Award of DSF-Jury Deliberation Research
Ipsos MORI · 2026-12-02
£300K
Award of Strategic Environmental Assessment for Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement framewor...
Tetra Tech RPS Energy Limited · 2026-12-01
£48K
Award of Review of schedule 1 (exempt class work) and schedule 3 (work not requiring a building w...
Pye Tait Ltd (trading as Pye Tait Consulting) · 2026-12-01
£43K
Award of DCEA-Evaluation of the Scottish Government's Climate Justice Fund
Tropical Health Consulting LLP · 2026-11-09
£270K
Award of DLGH -Technical support during the stage 2 consultation for energy standards for new dom...
Building Research Establishment Ltd · 2026-11-08
£13K
Award of Net measuring (Omega Gauges) Calibration (MS-P-0481)
Trescal Ltd · 2026-11-06
£42K
Award of 1 x Accountant
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-11-03
£193K
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Open Scottish Government tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Naval Architecture Support for Vessels Replacement Project
Deadline: 2026-09-16
£3.4M
Naval Architecture Support for Vessels Replacement Project
Deadline: 2026-09-16
£3.4M
Internet of Things
Deadline: 2026-09-18
£2.0M
Internet of Things
Deadline: 2026-09-18
£2.0M
Salinity Sample Analysis
Deadline: 2026-09-21
Horizon scanning and pathways analysis for invasive non-native species for Scotland’s islands, hydrological and marine regions
Deadline: 2026-09-21
Salinity Sample Analysis
Deadline: 2026-09-21
Purchase of Armoured Underwater TV Cables
Deadline: 2026-09-28
£80K
Scottish Government Centres of Expertise x 4 Lots
Deadline: 2026-09-30
£37.2M
Scottish Government Centres of Expertise x 4 Lots
Deadline: 2026-09-30
£37.2M
Market analysis
Bidding into Scottish Government — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
62%
Awards to SMEs
64%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 62% of Scottish Government’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Scottish Government
How much does Scottish Government spend on procurement?
Scottish Government awarded 1,095 contracts totalling £955.7M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 448 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £986K.
Who are Scottish Government's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Scottish Government by total award value are Scottish Water Business Stream, GoFibre Holdings Limited, Version 1 Solutions Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 64% of contract value.
What does Scottish Government buy from suppliers?
Scottish Government's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, repair and maintenance 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 2026-09-15
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.