Buyer profile · Local authority
Scottish Borders Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 6
- About one every 61 days
- Contracts awarded
- 10
- To 162 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.65m
- 8 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £367k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £25mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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)67%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)11%
- Direct award (no competition)22%
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 64% of local authorities
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 67%
- Higher than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 9 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 94%
- Higher than 98% of local authorities
- Based on 162 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 10.5
- More than 89% of local authorities
- Based on 22 awards
- Split into lots
- 17%
- Higher than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 22%
- Lower than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 9 procurements
- Cancelled
- 17%
- Higher than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 6 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Scottish Borders Council: 31 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 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 | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Scottish Borders Council: 67%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
Scottish Borders Council: 94%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply of 4x Compact Tractors | Fraser C Robb Limited | £105k | 24 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply of 4x Compact Tractors | Fraser C Robb Limited | — | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Tipper Body, Salt Spreader & Plough | James A Cuthbertson Ltd | — | 22 Sept 2026 |
| Weather forecasting, bureau, and associated services | OpenWeather | — | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Purchase of two buses | Mellor Bus Ltd | £250k | 24 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 |