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# Highlands and Islands Enterprise · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-GB-FTS-1479). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Highlands and Islands Enterprise is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 65 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1479` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 65
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.2m (median award: £359k) across 6 of 6 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-GB-FTS-1479

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 11 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Framework: 9 (53%), Contract: 7 (41%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 16 (94%), Selective: 1 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 9 notices, last 24 months (53% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (41% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 7 notices, last 24 months (41% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 3 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 3 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Skillfluence Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skillfluence-limited-coh-sc513176):** 4 procedures
2. **[Higher Ground Community Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/higher-ground-community-services-ltd-coh-sc393728):** 3 procedures
3. **[ALLAN INGRAM INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SERVICES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/allan-ingram-industrial-cleaning-services-ltd-coh-sc276324):** 3 procedures
4. **[Muckle Media](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/muckle-media-coh-sc416685):** 2 procedures
5. **[Speakeasy Productions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/speakeasy-productions-coh-sc145700):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[ANDERSON BELL CHRISTIE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anderson-bell-christie-limited-coh-sc530940):** £642k · [Arnish multi disciplinary Design Team](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arnish-multi-disciplinary-design-team-ocds-h6vhtk-0553b1)
2. **[Skillfluence Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skillfluence-limited-coh-sc513176):** £474k · [Rural Growth Deal (RGD) Business Skills and Leadership Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-growth-deal-rgd-business-skills-and-leadership-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05e56f)
3. **[ALLAN INGRAM INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SERVICES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/allan-ingram-industrial-cleaning-services-ltd-coh-sc276324):** £451k · [FTS052 Cleaning Services - Inverness Campus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fts052-cleaning-services-inverness-campus-ocds-h6vhtk-0666f0)
4. **[Higher Ground Community Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/higher-ground-community-services-ltd-coh-sc393728):** £266k · [FTS 041 Landscaping Services - Moray](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fts-041-landscaping-services-moray-ocds-h6vhtk-04d5a1)
5. **[Skillfluence Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skillfluence-limited-coh-sc513176):** £212k · [FTS047 Pathways to Start - Lot 1 Argyll and Bute](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fts047-pathways-to-start-lot-1-argyll-and-bute-ocds-h6vhtk-058131)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Highlands and Islands Enterprise intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-GB-FTS-1479#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-GB-FTS-1479
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt