Scottish Borders Council: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
ONS register: Local-authority-district·Local authority·Scotland·Newtown St Boswells, Melrose
Official UK PPONPVRH-6348-LJJG
Typical bids per lot40% single-bid · median of 8 lots
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Based on 8 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Top-3 supplier share11%of 46 awarded procedures · 371 suppliers
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46 awarded tenders, 371 different suppliers.
Open notices
1 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste, Bulky Waste, Commercial & Demolition Waste & Street Cleansing Waste | 21 Dec 2026 | 35d | £25,000,000 |
What they buyi
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
85 Health and social work services9 procedures · 32%71 Architectural, construction, engineering6 procedures · 21%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental5 procedures · 18% · 1 open34 Transport equipment and products4 procedures · 14%45 Construction work2 procedures · 7%60 Transport services (except waste transport)2 procedures · 7%80 Education and training services2 procedures · 7%98 Other community, social and personal services2 procedures · 7%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 28 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
Commercial tool
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Contract86%(24 notices)
24 of 28 notices are Contract (86%).Framework14%(4 notices)
4 of 28 notices are Framework (14%).
Procedure route
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Open50%(14 notices)
14 of 28 notices are Open (50%).Limited / restricted21%(6 notices)
6 of 28 notices are Limited / restricted (21%).Route not published21%(6 notices)
6 of 28 notices are Route not published (21%).Direct award4%(1 notice)
1 of 28 notices is Direct award (4%).Selective4%(1 notice)
1 of 28 notices is Selective (4%).
Typical bids per lot
4robust · n=80% of lots drew a single bidi
Based on 8 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Notice amendments
013 of 28 notices amendedi
Based on 28 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Who wins herei
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All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine Plant Ltd | 5 | 10.9% | 1 | 13 | — |
| Borders Machinery Ring Ltd | 4 | 8.7% | 1 | 19 | — |
| Swans minicoach hire | 4 | 8.7% | 1 | 13 | — |
| Ray Sutherland Roofing Contractors Ltd | 3 | 6.5% | 1 | 14 | — |
| Ian Gourlay Tree Services | 3 | 6.5% | 1 | 12 | — |
| T & R Keddie Blacksmiths | 3 | 6.5% | 1 | 7 | — |
| MEH Builders and Joiners | 3 | 6.5% | 1 | 6 | — |
| Ballantynes Tree Services | 3 | 6.5% | 1 | 5 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 11% of 46 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 371 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
Published award value (24m)
£15mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 16 of 16 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 83%.i
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
£287k middle valuerobust · n=16Middle half £194k–£644k.i
Largest published awards i | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award - Treatment and Disposal of Residual Bulky Commercial and Street Cleansing Waste | Cireco (Scotland) LLP | — | — | £9,450,000 † |
| Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service | ACTION FOR CHILDREN | — | — | £1,000,000 † |
| School Counselling Service | MYPAS | — | — | £893,333 † |
| Purchase of Used Refuse Collection Vehicles | Refuse Vehicle Solutions Limited | — | — | £820,000 † |
| Award - Residential Respite and Weekend and Summer Activity Clubs | Aberlour Child Care Trust | — | — | £585,990 † |
Contracts endingi
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118 of 141 contracts carry an end date, 109 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply of 4x Compact Tractors | FRASER C ROBB LIMITED | 24 Nov 2026 | £105,060 |
| Process Improvement Consultant | Dapa Delta Ltd | 22 Jan 2027 estimated | £100,000 |
| Plumbing, Drainage, Gas/Oil Fitting/Heating | A and E Controls Ltd, Anderson&Wilson Engineers, Atalian Servest AMK Ltd +21 | 29 Sept 2027 estimated | £2,500,000 ceiling |
| Alcohol & Drug Treatment Service | WE ARE WITH YOU (FORMERLY ADDACTION) | 10 Nov 2027 estimated | £1,745,938 |
| School Counselling Service | MYPAS | 31 Mar 2028 | £893,333 |
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 64 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply of 4x Compact Tractors | Awarded / complete | 3 Nov 2026 | — |
| Tipper Body, Salt Spreader & PloughGritter vehicles | Awarded / complete | 21 Oct 2026 | — |
| Tweeddale Older Adults Day ServiceHealth and social work services | Planned | 16 Oct 2026 | — |
| Tweeddale Older Adults Day ServiceHealth and social work services | Planned | 16 Oct 2026 | — |
| Purchase of two buses | Awarded / complete | 9 Oct 2026 | — |
| WEATHER FORECASTING, BUREAU, AND ASSOCIATED SERVICESWeather-forecasting services | Awarded / complete | 15 Sept 2026 | £960,000 |
| Care at Home Flexible FrameworkHealth and social work services | Awarded / complete | 11 Aug 2026 | £76,500,000 |
| Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement - Reopening May 2026Child daycare services | Unsuccessful | 7 Jul 2026 | £3,000,000 |
| Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support ServiceHealth and social work services | Awarded / complete | 25 Jun 2026 | £1,000,000 |
| Water Sampling ServiceServices related to water pollution | Awarded / complete | 6 May 2026 | £250,000 |
| PIN - Easter Langlee Solar PV Feasibility StudyCivil engineering consultancy services | Planned | 14 Apr 2026 | — |
| Subcontractor Services Framework AgreementAnalysis services | Awarded / complete | 9 Apr 2026 | £25,000,000 |
| Process Improvement ConsultantBusiness and management consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 27 Jan 2026 | £100,000 |
| Purchase of Used Refuse Collection VehiclesRefuse-collection vehicles | Awarded / complete | 6 Jan 2026 | — |
| Bridge and Culvert InspectionsBridge-inspection services | Awarded / complete | 22 Dec 2025 | £400,000 |
| Tar TankerRoad-maintenance equipment | Awarded / complete | 10 Sept 2025 | — |
| Peebles High School and Galashiels Academy Full Schools DecantRelocation services | Awarded / complete | 9 Sept 2025 | — |
| Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement - Reopening May 2025Child daycare services | Awarded / complete | 2 Sept 2025 | £3,000,000 |
| Mathematics ApplicationEducational software package | Awarded / complete | 1 Sept 2025 | — |
| Award - Residential Respite and Weekend and Summer Activity ClubsSocial work services with accommodation | Awarded / complete | 6 Aug 2025 | — |
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Contracts Finder adds 1 more procedure by this authority, mostly below the Find a Tender threshold or from before 2025. Each is counted once beside any Find a Tender copy; they are in the totals, not in this list or in search.
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- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 118 of 141 published contracts have an end date; 109 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
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