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# The Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-scottish-centre-for-social-research-scotcen-GB-FTS-152558). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 1 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen)
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-152558` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 1
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £74k (median award: £74k) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-scottish-centre-for-social-research-scotcen-GB-FTS-152558

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 100% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 1 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 1 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (100% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[BioApp Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bioapp-solutions-limited-coh-09675330):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[BioApp Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bioapp-solutions-limited-coh-09675330):** £74k · [Scottish Health Survey 2026: Provision of a laboratory services for salivary cotinine and anabasine analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scottish-health-survey-2026-provision-of-a-laboratory-services-for-salivary-cotinine-and-a-ocds-h6vhtk-05539a)

## 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 Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-scottish-centre-for-social-research-scotcen-GB-FTS-152558#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-scottish-centre-for-social-research-scotcen-GB-FTS-152558
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt