Buyer profile · Public body
Scottish Water tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 14
- About one every 26 days
- Contracts awarded
- 12
- To 21 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- —
- No contract values stated
- Typical contract
- —
- 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
- £60mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £400mestimated
- £4mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)88%
- Direct award (no competition)13%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Scottish Water has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 54% of other public bodies
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 88%
- Higher than 65% of other public bodies
- Based on 24 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 24%
- Lower than 90% of other public bodies
- Based on 21 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 64% of other public bodies
- Based on 10 awards
- Split into lots
- 36%
- Higher than 69% of other public bodies
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 13%
- Lower than 60% of other public bodies
- Based on 24 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most other public bodies
- Based on 14 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
Scottish Water: 32 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 8 |
| 25–30 days | 29 |
| 30–35 days | 38 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 1 |
Scottish Water: 4
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 21 |
| 4–6 bids | 34 |
| 6–8 bids | 13 |
| 8–10 bids | 8 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 5 |
| 14–16 bids | 6 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 1 |
| 20+ bids | 6 |
Scottish Water: 88%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 18 |
| 10–20% | 20 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 15 |
| 40–50% | 14 |
| 50–60% | 16 |
| 60–70% | 20 |
| 70–80% | 18 |
| 80–90% | 20 |
| 90–100% | 78 |
Scottish Water: 24%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 8 |
| 10–20% | 10 |
| 20–30% | 14 |
| 30–40% | 17 |
| 40–50% | 31 |
| 50–60% | 36 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 24 |
| 80–90% | 23 |
| 90–100% | 12 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Scottish Water.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 Water end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meter Data Management System | Elster Water Metering T/A Honeywell | — | 19 Aug 2026 |
| The Supply of Nutrient Analysers | Metrohm UK Ltd | — | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Rental of Lime Treatment Equipment for Sewage Cake at Allanfearn WWTW | SludgeTEK Ltd | — | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Digital Directorate Partner – Networks, Security & Applications Management | British Telecommunications plc, Accenture UK Ltd | — | 22 May 2026 |
| DV4 Enterprise | AECOM Limited, Stantec UK Limited, WGM Engineering and 4 more | — | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Supply of Membranes | FilmTec Water UK Ltd | — | 1 Mar 2026 |
| The Supply and Delivery of Powder Activated Carbon | Charles Tennant and Company LTD | — | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Supply of Low Emission Structural Steel & Rebar | ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions UK | — | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Fabrication Services | Hescott Engineering Company Limited | — | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Common Data Environment (CDE) Platform | NTI Diatec | — | 20 Jan 2026 |