Buyer / devolved-government

Scottish Government tenders

Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Scottish Government, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.

Scottish Government currently has 11 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 689 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Data & Digital Services, IT & Software and Research & Consultancy. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.

11
Live tenders
167
Tenders (12 mo)
689
Awarded contracts
1,276
Total notices
Procurement profile

What Scottish Government buys

Data & Digital Services31%
IT & Software28%
Research & Consultancy22%
Facilities Management10%
Marketing & Communications10%
Contract intelligence

Typical contract size

£400k
Median contract value
£7m
Average value
£234m
Awarded (12 mo)

Based on 492 award notices with values recorded.

Procurement activity

Scottish Government procurement over time

Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.

Contract awards

Recent awards by Scottish Government

  • Salinity Sample Analysis

  • Salinity Sample Analysis

  • Gartner
    £2,318,40023 Sept 2026

    DIG Gartner Research Services

  • Gartner
    £2,318,40023 Sept 2026

    DIG Gartner Research Services

  • G4S Care and Justice Services
    £65,490,0009 Sept 2026

    Electronic Monitoring

  • G4S Care and Justice Services
    £40,000,0009 Sept 2026

    Electronic Monitoring

Retender pipeline

Contracts expiring at Scottish Government

Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.

About Scottish Government procurement

Scottish Government is a public sector organisation that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Scottish Government's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 1,276 procurement notices from Scottish Government, including 689 awarded contracts. They issued 167 new notices in the past 12 months, with 11 tenders currently open for bids.

What Scottish Government procures

Scottish Government's procurement activity covers Data & Digital Services, IT & Software, Research & Consultancy and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 492 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £400k, with an average of £7m. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £234m.

How to find Scottish Government tenders

TenderSignal aggregates Scottish Government's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans Glasgow, Edinburgh, Scotland, Aberdeen and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Scottish Government and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.

Scottish Government tenders: frequently asked questions

How do I find Scottish Government tenders?

Every Scottish Government notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.

Does Scottish Government have any contracts open now?

Yes. Scottish Government has 11 live tenders accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.

Who wins Scottish Government contracts?

The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.

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