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Public contracts in Scotland

2,802 public contracts awarded in Scotland in the last 12 months, worth £26bn. The buyers, the suppliers they use, and 19% awarded without competition.

Based on where the work is delivered, or the buyer's address when no delivery location is given.

Contracts (last 12 months)
2,802
Published value
£26bnwhere stated
Without competition
19%545 contracts
Won by SMEs
63%of 2,611 with size known
Contracts awarded per month 5,483 contracts · busiest month April 2025

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. SSE plc 92 contracts · £179m
  2. The University of Edinburgh 86 contracts · £193m
  3. West Lothian Council 79 contracts · £116m
  4. Forestry and Land Scotland 67 contracts · £95.8m
  5. Scotland Excel 62 contracts · £1.15bn
  6. Scottish Government 61 contracts · £168m
  7. Aberdeenshire Council 59 contracts · £348m
  8. Dumfries and Galloway Council 55 contracts · £455m

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Medtronic Limited 40 contracts · £630m
  2. Arjo UK Ltd 35 contracts · £6.07m
  3. B. Braun Medical Limited 31 contracts · £413m
  4. Procast Building Contractors Ltd SME 31 contracts · £34.5m
  5. GS Campbell (Contractors) Ltd SME 29 contracts · £50.7m
  6. WSP UK Limited 26 contracts · £340m
  7. City Gate Construction 26 contracts · £106m
  8. GTR Contracts Ltd SME 26 contracts · £40.7m
  9. Drive DeVilbiss 26 contracts · £1.38m
  10. Medstrom Ltd 25 contracts · £1.68m

By sector

  1. Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals 355 contracts · £2.02bn
  2. Construction work 296 contracts · £10.7bn
  3. Business services 174 contracts · £308m
  4. Architecture & engineering 166 contracts · £1.75bn
  5. Health & social care 164 contracts · £5.86bn
  6. IT services 134 contracts · £617m
  7. Repair & maintenance 129 contracts · £183m
  8. Vehicles & transport equipment 125 contracts · £1.19bn
  9. Education & training 114 contracts · £450m
  10. Waste, cleaning & environmental 102 contracts · £131m

Latest contracts

Date Contract Buyer Supplier Value
2 Nov 2026 VisitScotland Phylum Forge Limited t/a Data Thistle SME £120k
30 Oct 2026 NHS Golden Jubilee Trane UK Limited £49,408
28 Oct 2026 Sruc Innovative Diagnostics SME £96,000
27 Oct 2026 Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Arjo UK Ltd £107k
27 Oct 2026 Scottish Police Authority Agricar Ltd SME, Atv Services Scotland SME +4 more £140k
27 Oct 2026 Scottish Police Authority Atv Services Scotland SME, AY Morton & Company Ltd SME +1 more £100k
27 Oct 2026 Scottish Police Authority Atv Services Scotland SME, AY Morton & Company Ltd SME +3 more £40,000
27 Oct 2026 Scottish Police Authority Atv Services Scotland SME, AY Morton & Company Ltd SME £40,000
27 Oct 2026 Scottish Police Authority Agricar Ltd SME, Atv Services Scotland SME +3 more £80,000
26 Oct 2026 North East Scotland College CLR Service and Sales Ltd SME £196k
26 Oct 2026 University Of Edinburgh Future Bio Consulting Ltd SME £286k
26 Oct 2026
Online tutoring No competition
Robert Gordon University Faruq Khan SME £59,400
26 Oct 2026 Scottish Government Mitie Care & Custody Ltd £890k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £269k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £278k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £153k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £194k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £206k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £578k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £163k
22 Oct 2026 Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc Not named —
21 Oct 2026 Historic Environment Scotland Ipsos (market research) Limited £40,000
21 Oct 2026 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) Getinge Limited, Hill-Rom Ltd (Liko) +3 more £8.8m
21 Oct 2026 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) Getinge Limited, Hill-Rom Ltd (Liko) £8.8m
21 Oct 2026 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) Medscience Distribution Ltd, Spectranetics International b.v. +1 more £8.8m
21 Oct 2026 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) D & H (Partnership) Ltd SME, Draeger Medical UK Limited +5 more £8.8m
21 Oct 2026 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) Hill-Rom Ltd (Liko), MET Healthcare Ltd SME +1 more £8.8m
21 Oct 2026 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) Draeger Medical UK Limited, Getinge Limited +3 more £8.8m
21 Oct 2026 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) Draeger Medical UK Limited, Getinge Limited +1 more £8.8m
20 Oct 2026 Argyll and Bute Council Key Community Supports £1
20 Oct 2026 Argyll and Bute Council Mariner Support Associates Ltd SME £1
20 Oct 2026 Argyll and Bute Council Scottish Autism £1
20 Oct 2026 Argyll and Bute Council Affinity Trust £1
20 Oct 2026 Argyll and Bute Council Cornerstone Community Care £1
20 Oct 2026 Argyll and Bute Council Care No1 Ltd T/A The No1 Care Agency SME £1
20 Oct 2026 Argyll and Bute Council Carr Gomm £1
20 Oct 2026 Argyll and Bute Council ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way) £1
20 Oct 2026 Historic Environment Scotland EASE Archaeology SME £97,220
20 Oct 2026 Scottish Enterprise Arup £175k
19 Oct 2026 Ministry of Defence MACS EU Limited £264k
19 Oct 2026 Historic Environment Scotland GeoToolBox Iberica S.L. £215k
19 Oct 2026 Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Utility) Microtech Group SME £2.44m
19 Oct 2026 Linstone Housing Paterson Safety Anchors Ltd SME £61,616
19 Oct 2026 Barrhead Housing Association Property One Limited SME £57,730
19 Oct 2026 National Gas Transmission PLC United Infrastructure —
19 Oct 2026 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) Kimberly-Clark Professional* £19.6m
19 Oct 2026 Moray Council OneAdvanced Ltd SME £2.18m
16 Oct 2026 Robert Gordon University 2Excel Aviation £279k
16 Oct 2026 Scottish Natural Heritage Cheetah Marine International Ltd SME £207k
15 Oct 2026 University of Strathclyde Skillfluence SME £23,700