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# Scottish Enterprise · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-enterprise-GB-FTS-1478). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Scottish Enterprise is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 86 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Scottish Enterprise
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1478` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 86
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.5m (median award: £190k) across 16 of 16 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-enterprise-GB-FTS-1478

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 14 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: 16 (67%), Framework: 8 (33%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 19 (79%), Route not published: 3 (13%), Limited / restricted: 2 (8%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 16 notices, last 24 months (67% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 6 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
3. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 4 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 3 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
5. **[Printed matter and related products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-matter-and-related-products-22000000) (CPV 22):** 1 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Elevator](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elevator-GB-FTS-114867):** 4 procedures
2. **[Ernst & Young LLP (EY)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ernst-young-llp-ey-GB-FTS-1666):** 4 procedures
3. **[Connect Three Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/connect-three-solutions-coh-sc523560):** 4 procedures
4. **[GlobalData UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/globaldata-uk-ltd-GB-FTS-151603):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pricewaterhouse-coopers-llp-coh-oc303525):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Moody's Analytics UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/moody-s-analytics-uk-ltd-coh-03743494):** £648k · [International Company Analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p26-0046-scottish-enterprise-research-databases-ocds-h6vhtk-059f7e)
2. **[S&W Partners LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/s-w-partners-llp-coh-oc369631):** £402k · [Broker for Listed Shares](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/broker-for-listed-shares-ocds-h6vhtk-06782c)
3. **[Kantar Advisory Partners](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kantar-advisory-partners-coh-13088612):** £318k · [UAE Energy Transition Business Hub Support in Abu Dhabi](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uae-energy-transition-business-hub-support-in-abu-dhabi-ocds-h6vhtk-05e3b3)
4. **[GlobalData UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/globaldata-uk-ltd-GB-FTS-151603):** £262k · [Global Renewables & Energy Transition](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p26-0046-scottish-enterprise-research-databases-ocds-h6vhtk-059f7e)
5. **[JNM Exhibition Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jnm-exhibition-services-coh-05002190):** £260k · [Seafood Expo Global (SEG) 2025 - Stand Design, Build & Dismantling](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seafood-expo-global-seg-2025-stand-design-build-dismantling-ocds-h6vhtk-04b11f)

## 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 Enterprise intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-enterprise-GB-FTS-1478#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-enterprise-GB-FTS-1478
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt