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# Scottish Canals · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-canals-GB-FTS-3194). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Scottish Canals is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 24 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Scottish Canals
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-3194` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 24
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.8m (median award: £300k) across 7 of 7 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-canals-GB-FTS-3194

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 7 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: 7 (78%), Framework: 2 (22%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 8 (89%), Selective: 1 (11%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
2. **[Printed matter and related products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-matter-and-related-products-22000000) (CPV 22):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 1 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[LDN Architects LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ldn-architects-llp-coh-so300286):** 2 procedures
2. **[Zone Events Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zone-events-limited-coh-sc595805):** 2 procedures
3. **[Pristine Clean Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pristine-clean-services-ltd-coh-sc188426):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[Lomond Books Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lomond-books-ltd-coh-sc317716):** 1 procedures
5. **[IDM ENERGY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/idm-energy-limited-coh-sc718570):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[IDM ENERGY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/idm-energy-limited-coh-sc718570):** £2.0m · [Scottish Canals - Hard Service Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scottish-canals-hard-service-planned-preventative-maintenance-ppm-ocds-h6vhtk-0512d3)
2. **[Lomond Books Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lomond-books-ltd-coh-sc317716):** £500k · [SC 0107 - Books & Merchandise](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc-0107-books-merchandise-ocds-h6vhtk-0585bc)
3. **[Pristine Clean Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pristine-clean-services-ltd-coh-sc188426):** £400k · [Forth & Clyde Canal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scottish-canals-soft-services-cleaning-ocds-h6vhtk-054f41)
4. **[Pristine Clean Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pristine-clean-services-ltd-coh-sc188426):** £300k · [Caledonian Canal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scottish-canals-soft-services-cleaning-ocds-h6vhtk-054f41)
5. **[Pristine Clean Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pristine-clean-services-ltd-coh-sc188426):** £250k · [Union Canal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scottish-canals-soft-services-cleaning-ocds-h6vhtk-054f41)

## 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 Canals intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-canals-GB-FTS-3194#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-canals-GB-FTS-3194
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt