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# Scottish Funding Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-funding-council-GB-FTS-38159). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Scottish Funding Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 7 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Scottish Funding Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-38159` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 7
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £423k (median award: £423k) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-funding-council-GB-FTS-38159

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 1 (50%), Framework: 1 (50%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 1 (50%), Open: 1 (50%)

## 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 (100% of this period)
2. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 1 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
3. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 1 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Rocket Science](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rocket-science-uk-ltd-coh-sc219011):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
2. **[I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/i-f-f-research-limited-coh-00849983):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
3. **[The Lines Between Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-lines-between-ltd-coh-sc493413):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[R Denny Consulting Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/r-denny-consulting-limited-coh-11909346):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[Ekos Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ekos-ltd-coh-sc145099):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[BDO LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bdo-llp-coh-oc305127):** £423k · [Independent investigation into higher education institution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-investigation-into-higher-education-institution-ocds-h6vhtk-05ad29)

## 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 Funding Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-funding-council-GB-FTS-38159#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-funding-council-GB-FTS-38159
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt