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# Scottish Borders Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-borders-council-ons-s12000026). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Scottish Borders Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 64 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Scottish Borders Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVRH-6348-LJJG` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 64
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £15m (median award: £292k) across 15 of 15 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Scottish Borders)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-borders-council-ons-s12000026

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 8 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):** Contract: 22 (85%), Framework: 4 (15%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 13 (50%), Limited / restricted: 6 (23%), Route not published: 6 (23%), Selective: 1 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 9 notices, last 24 months (35% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 6 notices, last 24 months (23% of this period)
3. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 4 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 4 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Irvine Plant Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/irvine-plant-ltd-coh-sc583528):** 5 procedures (13 awards)
2. **[Borders Machinery Ring Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/borders-machinery-ring-ltd-coh-sp02303r):** 4 procedures (19 awards)
3. **[Swans minicoach hire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/swans-minicoach-hire-GB-FTS-30877):** 4 procedures (13 awards)
4. **[Ray Sutherland Roofing Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ray-sutherland-roofing-contractors-ltd-coh-sc413418):** 3 procedures (14 awards)
5. **[Ian Gourlay Tree Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ian-gourlay-tree-services-GB-FTS-30908):** 3 procedures (12 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Cireco (Scotland) LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cireco-scotland-llp-coh-so304535):** £9.4m · [Award - Treatment and Disposal of Residual Bulky Commercial and Street Cleansing Waste](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/award-treatment-and-disposal-of-residual-bulky-commercial-and-street-cleansing-waste-ocds-h6vhtk-0561ee)
2. **[ACTION FOR CHILDREN](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/action-for-children-coh-04764232):** £1.0m · [Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/young-carers-and-family-drug-and-alcohol-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06567e)
3. **[MYPAS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mypas-GB-FTS-30473):** £893k · [School Counselling Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-counselling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04eca5)
4. **[Refuse Vehicle Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/refuse-vehicle-solutions-limited-coh-07306136):** £820k · [Purchase of Used Refuse Collection Vehicles](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-used-refuse-collection-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-05ffcf)
5. **[Aberlour Child Care Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aberlour-child-care-trust-coh-sc312912):** £586k · [Award - Residential Respite and Weekend and Summer Activity Clubs](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/award-residential-respite-and-weekend-and-summer-activity-clubs-ocds-h6vhtk-058240)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **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 Scottish Borders Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-borders-council-ons-s12000026#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-borders-council-ons-s12000026
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt