Find a TenderPlanned procurement
Published 1 Oct 2026, 16:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Desktop Client Devices · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

Goods
Planned pipeline value£150,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Apr 2027from the planned procurement notice
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Scottish Procurement intends to establish a national collaborative framework for the provision of Desktop Client Devices and supporting supplies and services for the Scottish public sector. The current single supplier framework is due to expire on 31 August 2027. This framework is currently due to end in November 2027 but has extension options for a further 24 months and can potentially continue until November 2029.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Scottish Procurement intends to establish a national collaborative framework for the provision of Desktop Client Devices and supporting supplies and services for the Scottish public sector. The current single supplier framework is due to expire on 31 August 2027.

CPV: Computer configurations · Computer equipment and supplies · Computer platforms · Computer screens and consoles · Computer terminals · Computer-related equipment · Computer-related services · Data-processing machines (hardware) · Desktop computer · Display screens · Hardware consultancy services · Installation services of computers and information-processing equipment · +8 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Scottish Procurement intends to establish a national collaborative framework for the…Planned

Scottish Procurement intends to establish a national collaborative framework for the provision of Desktop Client Devices and supporting services for the Scottish public sector. The framework will primarily provide a core range of desktop computer devices with a range of associated supplies and services.

Scottish Procurement currently has an established national collaborative framework for Mobile Client Devices which provides laptops, notebooks and similar portable devices, again with a range of associated supplies and services. This framework is currently due to end in November 2027 but has extension options for a further 24 months and can potentially continue until November 2029. Scottish Procurement is taking the opportunity to determine if combining the Desktop and Mobile Client Device frameworks is viable or desirable, and accordingly, we are seeking the supply market views on this potential route. Please note the estimated value is purely for the Desktop Client Device framework. Additional information: Please see the attached request for information letter for further information.

Delivery: Scotland

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Scottish Government buys Computer equipment and supplies (CPV 3020), and who usually turns up

Scottish Government’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Computer equipment and supplies (CPV 3020) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerScottish Government · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 63 of 104 known-size awards · market: CPV 3020 · Scotland, n=7
61%14%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Scotland.

Buyer: 29 of 59 known-location awards · market: CPV 3020 · Scotland, n=8
49%0%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: no decision dates published · market: CPV 3020 · UK-wide, n=7
—42 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 42 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 54 of 124 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 3020 · UK-wide, n=153
44%48%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer116 lots with bid counts · all categories
34% had one bid
The market15 lots with bid counts · CPV 3020 · UK-wide
13% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (116) / the market (15) · select a colour for counts
1 bid34% / 13%
Buyer: 39 of 116 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 15 lots with published bid counts.
2–333% / 27%
Buyer: 38 of 116 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 15 lots with published bid counts.
4–619% / 7%
Buyer: 22 of 116 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 15 lots with published bid counts.
7+15% / 53%
Buyer: 17 of 116 lots with published bid counts. Market: 8 of 15 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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This buyer73 lots with estimate and award · all categories
48% below estimate
The market5 lots with estimate and award · CPV 3020 · UK-wide
40% below estimate
% of lots with an estimate and award: this buyer (73) / the market (5) · select a colour for counts
Below estimate48% / 40%
Buyer: 35 of 73 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 2 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%40% / 40%
Buyer: 29 of 73 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 2 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate12% / 20%
Buyer: 9 of 73 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 1 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1Scottish Procurement intends to establish a national collaborative framework for the…CPV 3020Published estimate£150m
Expected competition
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 13 past lots.

—No model forecast yet15% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 13 similar lots
1 bid15%
2 of 13 similar past lots received 1 bid (15%).
2–338%
5 of 13 similar past lots received 2–3 (38%).
4–638%
5 of 13 similar past lots received 4–6 (38%).
7+8%
1 of 13 similar past lots received 7+ (8%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 3 bids.
Commercial price forecast
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £150m, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
HP INC UK LIMITEDEarlier contractDesktop Client Devicesnotice published Aug 2023——Matched as the earlier contract

Who could compete for this lot?
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

What this replaces
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100% title match.

The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (100% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid

Desktop Client Devices — held by HP INC UK LIMITED; no contract end date published.

Coming up in this sector

Contracts ending within 12 months · Retender Radar, sector filter set

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Oct 2026, 16:13 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2026, 16:13 BST
Authority reference
SP-26-010
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093004
Classification (CPV)
Computer configurationsComputer equipment and suppliesComputer platformsComputer screens and consolesComputer terminalsComputer-related equipmentComputer-related servicesData-processing machines (hardware)Desktop computerDisplay screens
+10 moreHardware consultancy servicesInstallation services of computers and information-processing equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077efe Find a Tender

Publisher note: Work has commenced on the relet of the Desktop Client Device framework sourcing strategy. To assist with this process, Scottish Procurement recognises the value of suppliers and industry bodies having the opportunity to contribute to this process on a non-competitive, non-judgemental basis. To enable this, Scottish Procurement has drafted a Request for Information (RfI) with the link to the RfI included within the letter attached to this notice. Suppliers and other interested parties should read, populate and return the RfI by midday on 19 October 2026. This notice is issued for information only and does not constitute a call for competition. Any national collaborative arrangement will be available to the Scottish public and third sector bodies detailed within the Contract Notice. Scottish Government and the Scottish Ministers shall have no liability for any costs, however incurred, by those organisations engaging in the RfI process, attending any information meetings, or having any involvement in the proposed procurement process. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=844448. (SC Ref:844448)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Oct 2026 → 30 Apr 2027 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published45 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 16:13 BST
  2. Today
    15 Nov 2026
  3. Tender notice expectedin 165 days
    30 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8LUContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.