Scottish Government tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.

Scottish Government has 26 open tenders and 4,614 awarded contracts on Stotles. Its activity spans Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research and development services and related consultancy services and IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support. It is the largest buyer in Scotland by recent notice volume. Over the last five years it has awarded 3,300 contracts worth £4.0bn.

About Scottish Government

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Recent notices from Scottish Government

Browse open tenders, awarded contracts, and pre-procurement documents from Scottish Government. Click on any notice to view more details.

  • Expired contract

    Award of SGDP 2021/8 - Provision of Interim Communications Support Services for Digital Planning

    Scottish Government£45,000Closing —
  • Stale Pre-tender

    Physical Health in Scottish Prisons - a needs assessment

    Scottish Government£65,000Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of RESAS/021/20 - Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) communications – Public Relations ...

    Scottish Government£29,937Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of 3 x Senior Business Analyst Roles

    Scottish Government£170,700Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of Interim Disability Services Practitioner

    Scottish Government£65,000Closing —
  • Closed tender

    How can technology help manufacturing businesses decarbonise while building resilience and strengthening competitive advantage

    Scottish Government£650,000Closing 9 July 2021
  • Closed tender

    How can technology help us identify peatland restoration sites that will optimise costs and benefits?

    Scottish Government£650,000Closing 9 July 2021
  • Closed tender

    How can we create the most local and best possible user experience for people engaging with the Citizens Advice Scotland network?

    Scottish Government£250,000Closing 9 July 2021
  • Awarded contract

    The Provision of Financial Advice and Assurance to Scottish Ministers

    Scottish Government£330,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAS) Transcription Services 2021-2025

    Scottish Government£4,448,350Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of Senior Capability Specialist

    Scottish Government£187,821Closing —
  • Stale Pre-tender

    Cairnryan Inland Border Facility

    Scottish Government£30,000,000Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of Programme Manager

    Scottish Government£295,360Closing —
  • Closed tender

    How can tech help make public sector data easy to find?

    Scottish Government£250,000Closing 9 July 2021
  • Expired contract

    Award of Interim 2 x Agile Coach

    Scottish Government£102,500Closing —
  • Closed tender

    How do we give the citizens of Scotland trust and agency over how Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms are used in the Public Sector?

    Scottish Government£250,000Closing 9 July 2021
  • Closed tender

    How can tech help people identify the care they need, and enable them to manage their own care services?

    Scottish Government£250,000Closing 9 July 2021
  • Awarded contract

    Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAS) Transcription Services 2021-2025

    Scottish Government£4,448,350Closing —

Top procurement categories

Categories Scottish Government has published tenders under over the last five years.

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CategoriesCountValue
  1. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
    1,829
    £4.5bn
  2. Research and development services and related consultancy services
    999
    £548.3m
  3. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    843
    £5.2bn
  4. Repair and maintenance services
    271
    £1.1bn
  5. Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
    262
    £3.0bn
  6. Education and training services
    184
    £566.3m
  7. Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
    177
    £526.1m
  8. Software package and information systems
    171
    £3.2bn
  9. Other community, social and personal services
    147
    £807.0m
  10. Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
    145
    £379.8m

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