Buyer profile · Regional agency
Scottish Enterprise tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 10
- To 16 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.28m
- 15 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £168k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 2 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £800kframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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)86%
- Direct award (no competition)14%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Scottish Enterprise has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 41 days
- Longer than 94% of other public bodies
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 86%
- Higher than 67% of other public bodies
- Based on 14 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 25%
- Lower than 89% of other public bodies
- Based on 16 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 64% of other public bodies
- Based on 16 awards
- Split into lots
- 25%
- Higher than 59% of other public bodies
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 14%
- Lower than 56% of other public bodies
- Based on 14 procurements
- Cancelled
- 17%
- Higher than 89% of other public bodies
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
Scottish Enterprise: 41 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Scottish Enterprise: 4
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
Scottish Enterprise: 86%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Scottish Enterprise: 25%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Scottish Enterprise.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 Enterprise end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| P27-0023: Grangemouth – Strategic Spatial Framework | Arup | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| P27-0018 Scottish Enterprise Banking Services | Bank of Scotland | — | 5 Aug 2026 |
| UAE Energy Transition Business Hub Support in Abu Dhabi | Kantar Advisory Partners | — | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Broker for Listed Shares | Evelyn Partners | — | 16 Jun 2026 |
| B2B Social Media Sales Tool | Linkedin Ireland Unlimited Company | — | 26 May 2026 |
| Workplace Innovation Leadership Development Programme | Connect Three Solutions, Elevator | — | 18 May 2026 |
| P26-0046 Scottish Enterprise Research Databases | Moody's Analytics UK Limited, GlobalData Uk Ltd, GD UK Healthcare Ltd and 3 more | — | 12 May 2026 |
| IT and General Audit Services | Ernst & Young LLP (EY) | — | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Forth Green Freeport Utilities Study | Mott MacDonald | — | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Seafood Expo Global (SEG) 2026 - Stand Design & Build | Rocket Exhibitions & Events Ltd | — | 9 Dec 2025 |