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# VisitScotland · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/visitscotland-GB-FTS-101342). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** VisitScotland is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 43 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** VisitScotland
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-101342` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 43
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £4.3m (median award: £300k) across 11 of 11 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/visitscotland-GB-FTS-101342

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 9% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 16 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 16 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 11 notices, last 24 months (69% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 1 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 1 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 1 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[The Rocket Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-rocket-group-coh-03001099):** 2 procedures
2. **[Big Wednesday](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/big-wednesday-GB-FTS-163500):** 1 procedures
3. **[davies tanner](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/davies-tanner-GB-FTS-170034):** 1 procedures
4. **[Dragon Trail International](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dragon-trail-international-GB-FTS-170040):** 1 procedures
5. **[Key Data](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/key-data-GB-FTS-179998):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[The Rocket Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-rocket-group-coh-03001099):** £1.2m · [Event & Stand Management Services - UK & Europe](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/event-stand-management-services-uk-europe-ocds-h6vhtk-05fc80)
2. **[The Rocket Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-rocket-group-coh-03001099):** £725k · [Event & Stand Management Services - North America](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/event-stand-management-services-north-america-ocds-h6vhtk-05fc81)
3. **[Dragon Trail International](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dragon-trail-international-GB-FTS-170040):** £401k · [VSEH25001 - Social Media China](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vseh25001-social-media-china-ocds-h6vhtk-04f9b9)
4. **[Big Wednesday](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/big-wednesday-GB-FTS-163500):** £371k · [Search Engine Optimisation Services (SEO)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/search-engine-optimisation-services-seo-ocds-h6vhtk-0546d0)
5. **[Davies Tanner Marketing Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/davies-tanner-marketing-services-ltd-coh-06135583):** £348k · [VisitScotland Global Strategic Communications and Media](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/visitscotland-global-strategic-communications-and-media-ocds-h6vhtk-06c078)

## 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 VisitScotland intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/visitscotland-GB-FTS-101342#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/visitscotland-GB-FTS-101342
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt