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title: "DFSED-Financial Advisor for Scottish Government Bonds"
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# DFSED-Financial Advisor for Scottish Government Bonds

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfsed-financial-advisor-for-scottish-government-bonds-ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "DFSED-Financial Advisor for Scottish Government Bonds". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £494,975 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfsed-financial-advisor-for-scottish-government-bonds-ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfsed-financial-advisor-for-scottish-government-bonds-ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d0#participate

## Description
As outlined in the Scottish Government Borrowing Memorandum (link below) the Scottish Government is continuing to work towards an inaugural Scottish Government Bond Issuance. For the next stage of the due diligence process the Scottish Government is seeking a financial advisor to assist in determining the specific conditions, and policy parameters, which will frame a successful Bond issuance. This will focus on, but not be limited to, the following:
- Timing considerations for an inaugural issuance given market conditions and related events.
- The frequency of issuances to best meet Scottish Government fiscal and economic objectives.
- Consideration of formal “Use of Proceeds” such as “Green Bonds”.
The link to the Scottish Government Borrowing Memorandum is: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2025-2026-scottish-government-borrowing/

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Service Provider will provide The Purchaser with independent advice on (1) evaluating the merits of, and (2) undertaking all the preparatory steps required for, the issue of an inaugural credit rating(s) and a public, listed bond. For the avoidan...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 014404-2025-746189-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ernst & Young LLP (EY)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-1666`
  - Value: £494,975 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 014404-2025-746189-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £494,975
  - Signed Date: 06/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014404-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-10T16:20:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:02:00.087Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d0