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# The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-ser-GB-FTS-179412). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 78 published procedures, with 7 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-179412` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 7
- **Total Published Procedures:** 78
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £27m (median award: £369k) across 20 of 20 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-ser-GB-FTS-179412

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 14 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 14% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 42 (62%), Framework: 26 (38%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 35 (51%), Route not published: 20 (29%), Limited / restricted: 11 (16%), Selective: 2 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 25 notices, last 24 months (37% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 14 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 8 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
4. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Miltenyi Biotec Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/miltenyi-biotec-ltd-coh-03096272):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[MSN Labs](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/msn-labs-GB-FTS-92096):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
3. **[Merck Sharp & Dohme UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/merck-sharp-dohme-uk-ltd-coh-00233687):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[Janssen-Cilag Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/janssen-cilag-ltd-coh-01027904):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Ranbaxy (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ranbaxy-uk-ltd-coh-02992795):** 2 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Capgemini](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capgemini-coh-00943935):** £10m · [Technical and Commercial](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-services-client-side-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-068bdb)
2. **[AMERICAN WELL CORPORATION UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/american-well-corporation-uk-limited-coh-10960422):** £5.4m · [cCBT Multi Treatment Platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ccbt-multi-treatment-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-05e940)
3. **[Capgemini](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capgemini-coh-00943935):** £3.0m · [People and Service Design](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/business-services-client-side-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-068bdb)
4. **[British Telecommunications Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-telecommunications-plc-coh-01800000):** £2.6m · [Smart Messaging SMS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smart-messaging-sms-ocds-h6vhtk-068027)
5. **[Deloitte](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/deloitte-coh-oc303675):** £1.5m · [C002180 NHS Scotland Finance Academy Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c002180-nhs-scotland-finance-academy-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-065978)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **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 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-ser-GB-FTS-179412#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-ser-GB-FTS-179412
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt