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

Scottish Government has 28 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 3,302 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.

  • Awarded contract

    Marine survey services

    Scottish Government£124,862Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of Auditor - Unit Cost Development Specialist

    Scottish Government£74,031Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of RESAS/001/20 - Analysis of Brexit Scenario Impacts on Scottish Agricultural Sectors

    Scottish Government£54,365Closing —
  • Closed tender

    Provision of User Research Recruitment Partner

    Scottish Government£95,000Closing 20 August 2020
  • Closed tender

    Understanding the Drivers of Increased Participation Outdoor Recreation in Scotland

    Scottish Government£39,940Closing 21 August 2020
  • Expired contract

    Award of Interim Professional Staff Services Framework Agreement – Provision of Planning Co-ordin...

    Scottish Government£56,915Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of Interim IT Staff Services - SPM Technical Architect x 1

    Scottish Government£108,736Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Purchase 10 x Cisco UCS B200M5 blades

    Scottish Government£138,650Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Provision of a Nursery Service on Client Premises (Victoria Quay), 2020 -2025

    Scottish Government£1Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    The value, incidence and impact of developer contributions in Scotland

    Scottish Government£50,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Recruitment Advertising & Public Information Notices

    Scottish Government£90,830Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Advertising services

    Scottish Government£12,000,000Closing —
  • Stale Pre-tender

    Scottish Government - IT Delivery Partner for Rural Payments & Services (RP&S) and Legacy Systems

    Scottish Government—Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of Full Business Case for Research Data Scotland

    Scottish Government£22,204Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Award of Leadership Assessment Services

    Scottish Government£60,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Land Reform Valuation Services

    Scottish Government£100,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Award of Pay and Reward Framework and Grading Structure

    Scottish Government£71,556Closing —
  • Expired contract

    Award of Scottish Government - Interim IT Staff Framework - Digital Delivery Manager

    Scottish Government£87,000Closing —

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
    1,832
    £4.5bn
  2. Research and development services and related consultancy services
    1,000
    £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

Unlock decision-makers at Scottish Government

Get direct contact details for senior stakeholders at Scottish Government so you can get your business in front of the people who actually sign off on contracts.

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