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Scottish Government: public contracts and tenders
Scottish Government awarded 133 public contracts worth €482.1M where a value is stated since 2023-10-27; the software packages and information systems contract held by Computacenter (UK) Ltd ends on 2027-04-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 101 of 133 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Scottish Government |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Ministry or national authority |
| City | Glasgow |
| Sources | UK Find a Tender, EU TED |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABPmer | 2 | €644k | ||
| AECOM Limited | 2 | €397k | ||
| Amalgamated Construction Ltd | 2 | n/a | ||
| Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd | 2 | n/a | ||
| Farrans Construction trading as a division of Northstone (NI) Limited | 2 | n/a | ||
| Galliford Try Construction Limited | 2 | n/a | ||
| Graham | 2 | n/a | ||
| Ipsos (market research) Ltd | 2 | €280k | ||
| John Doe Group | 2 | n/a | ||
| Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd | 2 | n/a | ||
| RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd | 2 | n/a | ||
| Sign Solutions | 2 | €3.5M | ||
| Thistle Marine Ltd | 2 | €743k | ||
| UK Docks Marine Services Limited | 2 | €207k | ||
| YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions | 2 | €632k |
Suppliers named on Scottish Government's award notices (the top 15 of 137); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-04-30 | National Framework for Software Value Added Reseller Services | Computacenter (UK) Ltd | €345.5M | end date stated |
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Scottish Government whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 1 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | Estimation of cumulative spatial restrictions to commercial fishing in Scottish waters | 2026-10-16 | n/a |
| 2026-11-03 | Refit of MRV Alba na Mara | 2026-10-20 | n/a |
| 2026-11-04 | DCEA Scotland Migration Service | 2026-09-01 | €5.8M |
| 2026-12-07 | Framework for the provison of Temporary & Interim Staff Services | 2026-10-16 | €537.2M |
| 2027-09-17 | Internet of Things | 2026-07-17 | €4.1M |
| 2028-03-27 | Telephony and Communication Services Dynamic Purchasing System | 2026-02-18 | €55.2M |
| 2029-01-05 | Grant Fund Manager Dynamic Purchasing System | 2026-07-22 | €93.7M |
| 2031-06-27 | Fire Alarm Design, Installation, and Associated Project Management Services DPS | 2026-07-02 | €14.6M |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services | 79 | 24 | €43.4M |
| IT services | 72 | 15 | €153.4M |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 11 | €10.3M |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 7 | €2.9M |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 5 | €1.7M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 5 | €1.7M |
| Research and development | 73 | 5 | €1.0M |
| Other community and personal services | 98 | 5 | €8.3M |
| Health and social work services | 85 | 4 | €15.4M |
| Education and training | 80 | 3 | €27.3M |
| Agriculture, farming and forestry products | 03 | 2 | €743k |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 2 | €209k |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Electronic Monitoring | G4S Care and Justice Services | €78.2M |
| 2026-10-07 | DIG Gartner Research Services | Gartner | n/a |
| 2026-10-02 | Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme | University Court of the University of Glasgow | €985k |
| 2026-09-30 | Salinity Sample Analysis | Ocean Scientific International Ltd | €66,232 |
| 2026-09-11 | Supply & Maintenance for Laboratory Information Management System | LabWare | €128k |
| 2026-09-11 | Maintenance & Repair of Vessel Propulsion Drives | New Start Energy | €728k |
| 2026-09-10 | Framework Agreement for Fish Tracking Equipment | RS Aqua Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-09-09 | CivTech 11 - Challenge 11.6 - How can technology reduce teacher workload? | Poteris | €697k |
| 2026-09-07 | CivTech 11.4 - How can innovation and technology improve things for people with long term health conditions s… | Daysix Ltd | €699k |
| 2026-08-21 | DLEARN-Provision of Standardised Assessment & Reporting Platform & Related Services | National Foundation for Educational Research | €26.9M |
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Sources: UK Find a Tender, EU TED, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has Scottish Government awarded?
Scottish Government published 133 contract award notices between 2023-10-27 and 2026-10-08; the 101 that state a value add up to €482.1M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are Scottish Government's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: ABPmer (2), AECOM Limited (2) and Amalgamated Construction Ltd (2) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Scottish Government contracts end soon?
1 contracts awarded by Scottish Government end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the software packages and information systems contract held by Computacenter (UK) Ltd, ending on 2027-04-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does Scottish Government have open tenders now?
Yes: 8 calls for tender from Scottish Government are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does Scottish Government buy?
Most of Scottish Government's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (24), IT services (CPV 72) (15) and Repair and maintenance services (CPV 50) (11) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Scottish Government tenders and contracts: 133 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/scottish-government-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.