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# Historic Environment Scotland · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-environment-scotland-GB-FTS-1169). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Historic Environment Scotland is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 124 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Historic Environment Scotland
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1169` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 124
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £9.2m (median award: £49k) across 41 of 41 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-environment-scotland-GB-FTS-1169

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 31 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 7% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 40 (93%), Framework: 3 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 31 (72%), Limited / restricted: 9 (21%), Route not published: 2 (5%), Selective: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Agricultural, forestry, horticultural services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-forestry-horticultural-aquacultural-and-apicult-77000000) (CPV 77):** 8 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
5. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Nurture Landscapes Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nurture-landscapes-ltd-coh-03523868):** 5 procedures
2. **[AOC Archaeology](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aoc-archaeology-coh-sc506374):** 4 procedures
3. **[Leica Geosystems](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leica-geosystems-coh-00817794):** 3 procedures (7 awards)
4. **[City Access Scaffolding Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/city-access-scaffolding-ltd-coh-sc487340):** 3 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[Hartech Automation Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hartech-automation-limited-coh-04153788):** 2 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[REPLY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reply-limited-coh-03847202):** £1.5m · [Retail System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/commercial-ticketing-and-retail-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-04e9ce)
2. **[Own Label Company Scotland Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/own-label-company-scotland-ltd-coh-sc416673):** £1.3m · [Historic Environment Scotland branded Whisky](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/whisky-and-liqueur-ocds-h6vhtk-050867)
3. **[Hemisphere Brands Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hemisphere-brands-ltd-coh-sc471938):** £1.3m · [Liqueur](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/whisky-and-liqueur-ocds-h6vhtk-050867)
4. **[Ventrata](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ventrata-coh-10485066):** £1.2m · [Ticketing System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/commercial-ticketing-and-retail-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-04e9ce)
5. **[Leica Geosystems](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leica-geosystems-coh-00817794):** £445k · [Provision of Scanning Equipment Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-scanning-equipment-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-069b33)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## 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 Historic Environment Scotland intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-environment-scotland-GB-FTS-1169#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-environment-scotland-GB-FTS-1169
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt