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Skills Development Scotland Ltd tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
5
About one every 73 days
Contracts awarded
2
To 15 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.63m
3 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£428k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
0 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Framework Agreement - Standards and Frameworks

    ScotlandTraining, Education services

    Open14 days left6 lotsFramework

    £3.6mframework ceiling
  2. Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2027-2028

    ScotlandTraining, Education services

    Open20 days left2 lots

    £320mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Training3
  2. Education services3
  3. IT services and software2
  4. Social and domiciliary care1
  5. Research and development1
  6. Medical equipment and supplies1

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Ensono Ltd and Ensono Digital Ltd£1.17m
    1 contract
  2. 3t Training Services LimitedSME£428k
    1 contract
  3. ALternatyva LtdSME£428k
    1 contract
  4. AvqmSME£428k
    1 contract
  5. Blended TrainingSME£428k
    1 contract
  6. Child Central Training LimitedSME£428k
    1 contract
  7. Dental Training CentreSME£428k
    1 contract
  8. Luddon Construction LimitedSME£428k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)100%
Based on 5 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Skills Development Scotland Ltd has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
35 days
Longer than 80% of other public bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
100%
Higher than 76% of other public bodies
Based on 5 procurements
Won by small firms
86%
Higher than 88% of other public bodies
Based on 14 winning suppliers
Split into lots
80%
Higher than 97% of other public bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 65% of other public bodies
Based on 5 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 5 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
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 Skills Development Scotland Ltd.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 Skills Development Scotland Ltd end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Cloud Services ProviderEnsono Ltd and Ensono Digital Ltd—7 Aug 2026
Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2026-20273t Training Services Limited, Luddon Construction Limited, ALternatyva Ltd and 11 more—15 Jun 2026
NOS Database Hosting and MaintenanceBridgeall, ActiveIS—25 Jun 2025