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National Galleries of Scotland tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
3
About one every 122 days
Contracts awarded
3
To 6 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.39m
2 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.19m
Median value awarded
Open now
0
1 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

National Galleries of Scotland has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Transport2
  2. Architecture and engineering2
  3. Waste and street cleansing1
  4. Vehicles and fleet1
  5. Travel and accommodation1
  6. Telecoms and networks1

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Cyber Essentials67%
    In 4 of 6 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. Heritage Portfolio1 contract
    £2.33m awarded
  2. Nexbib Solutions LimtedSME1 contract
    £54k awarded
  3. C'artSME1 contract
  4. Constantine LimitedSME1 contract
  5. Crown Fine Art Limited1 contract
  6. Momart Limited1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)83%
  • Direct award (no competition)17%
Based on 6 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How National Galleries of Scotland has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
83%
Higher than 61% of other public bodies
Based on 6 procurements
Won by small firms
50%
Lower than 57% of other public bodies
Based on 6 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 62% of other public bodies
Based on 5 awards
Direct awards
17%
Lower than 52% of other public bodies
Based on 6 procurements

Compared with other other public bodies

Bids per contract, 160 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids39
4–6 bids40
6–8 bids21
8–10 bids23
10–12 bids8
12–14 bids3
14–16 bids5
16–18 bids3
18–20 bids2
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 317 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%25
10–20%24
20–30%27
30–40%16
40–50%18
50–60%33
60–70%26
70–80%16
80–90%29
90–100%103
Won by small firms, 292 other public bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%8
10–20%12
20–30%21
30–40%27
40–50%39
50–60%50
60–70%46
70–80%33
80–90%26
90–100%30

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds National Galleries of Scotland.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from National Galleries of Scotland end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Provision of Visitor Counting SolutionNexbib Solutions Limted—10 Sept 2026
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Specialist Art Transportation ServicesConstantine Limited, Momart Limited, Crown Fine Art Limited and 1 more—3 Aug 2026
Concession Contract for the Provision of Catering Services at the Modern Art Galleries, “Modern One” and “Modern Two”Heritage Portfolio—15 Apr 2026
Provision of Hard FM ServicesRobertson Facilities Management (FM)—27 Aug 2025