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# Scottish Qualifications Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-qualifications-authority-GB-FTS-9688). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Scottish Qualifications Authority is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 29 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Scottish Qualifications Authority
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-9688` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 29
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £607k (median award: £111k) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-qualifications-authority-GB-FTS-9688

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 7 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 6 (86%), Limited / restricted: 1 (14%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (43% of this period)
2. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 1 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
3. **[Printed matter and related products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-matter-and-related-products-22000000) (CPV 22):** 1 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Emtec Facility Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/emtec-facility-services-limited-coh-sc356327):** 2 procedures
2. **[Adare SEC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/adare-sec-ltd-coh-02814431):** 2 procedures
3. **[Contentful (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/contentful-uk-limited-coh-13723044):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[CPP Trading Group Ltd t/a Clyde Paper & Print](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cpp-trading-group-ltd-t-a-clyde-paper-print-coh-sc546140):** 1 procedures
5. **[Coveris Speciality Bags Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/coveris-speciality-bags-ltd-coh-02133782):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Contentful (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/contentful-uk-limited-coh-13723044):** £340k · [Content Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/content-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-055d31)
2. **[Emtec Facility Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/emtec-facility-services-limited-coh-sc356327):** £171k · [MEPH Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/meph-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050dc6)
3. **[Coveris Speciality Bags Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/coveris-speciality-bags-ltd-coh-02133782):** £50k · [Examination Packaging](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/examination-packaging-ocds-h6vhtk-04b762)
4. **[CPP Trading Group Ltd t/a Clyde Paper & Print](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cpp-trading-group-ltd-t-a-clyde-paper-print-coh-sc546140):** £46k · [Paper Products](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/paper-products-ocds-h6vhtk-05d401)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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 Qualifications Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-qualifications-authority-GB-FTS-9688#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-qualifications-authority-GB-FTS-9688
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt