Buyer profile · Local authority
Scottish Borders Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 8
- About one every 46 days
- Contracts awarded
- 9
- To 161 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.19m
- 6 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £489k
- 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
Scottish Borders Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)80%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)10%
- Direct award (no competition)10%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Scottish Borders Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 80%
- Higher than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 10 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 94%
- Higher than 97% of local authorities
- Based on 161 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 10.5
- More than 92% of local authorities
- Based on 22 awards
- Split into lots
- 25%
- Higher than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 10%
- Lower than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 10 procurements
- Cancelled
- 13%
- Higher than 84% of local authorities
- Based on 8 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Scottish Borders Council: 31 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Scottish Borders Council: 10.5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Scottish Borders Council: 80%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 16 |
| 10–20% | 22 |
| 20–30% | 35 |
| 30–40% | 42 |
| 40–50% | 39 |
| 50–60% | 47 |
| 60–70% | 64 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 37 |
| 90–100% | 73 |
Scottish Borders Council: 94%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 1 |
| 20–30% | 5 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 19 |
| 50–60% | 69 |
| 60–70% | 90 |
| 70–80% | 102 |
| 80–90% | 50 |
| 90–100% | 23 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Scottish Borders Council.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 Scottish Borders Council end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather forecasting, bureau, and associated services | OpenWeather | — | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Purchase of two buses | Mellor Bus Ltd | £250k | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Care at Home Flexible Framework | Call-In Homecare, The British Red Cross Society, Gentle Hands healthCare limited and 6 more | — | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service | Action for Children | — | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Water Sampling Service | Scottish Water Scientific Services | — | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Subcontractor Services Framework Agreement | Owen Gillard Groundworks, B & K Hume Groundworks Ltd, RPA Builders Ltd and 142 more | — | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Process Improvement Consultant | Dapa Delta Ltd | — | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Bridge and Culvert Inspections | AECOM Limited | — | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Purchase of Used Refuse Collection Vehicles | Refuse Vehicle Solutions Limited | — | 26 Nov 2025 |