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# Scottish Government · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Scottish Government is a Central government based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 537 published procedures, with 10 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Scottish Government
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 10
- **Total Published Procedures:** 537
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £160m (median award: £264k) across 90 of 90 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 80 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 36% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 131 (81%), Framework: 28 (17%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 117 (72%), Route not published: 23 (14%), Limited / restricted: 15 (9%), Selective: 7 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 39 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 34 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 26 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 24 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
5. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 22 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Dunston (Ship Repairs) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dunston-ship-repairs-ltd-coh-04148902):** 8 procedures
2. **[IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ipsos-market-research-ltd-coh-00948470):** 7 procedures (8 awards)
3. **[Dales Marine Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dales-marine-services-coh-sc163941):** 6 procedures
4. **[NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-centre-for-social-research-coh-04392418):** 6 procedures
5. **[UK DOCKS MARINE SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uk-docks-marine-services-limited-coh-09680084):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[G4S CARE AND JUSTICE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/g4s-care-and-justice-services-uk-limited-coh-00390328):** £65m · [Electronic Monitoring](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electronic-monitoring-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec3a)
2. **[National Foundation for Educational Research](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-foundation-for-educational-research-GB-FTS-186031):** £23m · [DLEARN-Provision of Standardised Assessment & Reporting Platform & Related Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dlearn-provision-of-standardised-assessment-reporting-platform-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05991d)
3. **[Scottish Refugee Council](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scottish-refugee-council-coh-sc145067):** £14m · [Scotland wide integration support service for forced migrants.](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scotland-wide-integration-support-service-for-forced-migrants-ocds-h6vhtk-04c0dc)
4. **[Aberlour Child Care Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aberlour-child-care-trust-coh-sc312912):** £11m · [Independent Child Trafficking Guardians Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-child-trafficking-guardians-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2d7)
5. **[Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scottish-agricultural-organisation-society-ltd-coh-sp0325rs):** £4.0m · [Interim Livestock Traceability & Health Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interim-livestock-traceability-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068e1f)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 35
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 74
- **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 Government intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL#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-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt