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# Scottish Police Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-police-authority-GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Scottish Police Authority is a Central government based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 209 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Scottish Police Authority
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 209
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £33m (median award: £500k) across 29 of 29 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-police-authority-GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3.5 bids (median of 24 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 21% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 59 (78%), Framework: 17 (22%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 54 (71%), Route not published: 15 (20%), Limited / restricted: 4 (5%), Selective: 3 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 12 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 12 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 11 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 8 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 8 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Dingbro Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dingbro-ltd-coh-sc079886):** 3 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[Michael Lupton Associates LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/michael-lupton-associates-ltd-coh-03127622):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
3. **[Ilasco Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ilasco-limited-coh-sc071900):** 3 procedures
4. **[MI Hub Limited T/A Alexandra](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mi-hub-limited-t-a-alexandra-coh-00454264):** 3 procedures
5. **[Eurofins Forensic Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eurofins-forensic-services-limited-coh-10715102):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Eurofins Forensic Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eurofins-forensic-services-limited-coh-10715102):** £10m · [Provision of Forensic Toxicology Casework Analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-forensic-toxicology-casework-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-0607ee)
2. **[Halo Service Solutions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/halo-service-solutions-ltd-coh-sc216980):** £5.4m · [Enterprise Service Management Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/enterprise-service-management-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-0607ed)
3. **[Telefónica Tech](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/telef-nica-tech-coh-02563193):** £2.4m · [Interim Finance System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interim-finance-system-ocds-h6vhtk-059ea1)
4. **[Pulsant Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pulsant-limited-coh-03625971):** £2.3m · [Secure Data Hosting for Police Scotland East Data Centre](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/secure-data-hosting-for-police-scotland-east-data-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-050598)
5. **[Digital Reality Corp Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/digital-reality-corp-limited-coh-09696838):** £1.5m · [Estates Specialist Building Surveys](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/estates-specialist-building-surveys-ocds-h6vhtk-06658b)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 21
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 44
- **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 Police Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-police-authority-GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN#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-police-authority-GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt