Buyer profile · Central government
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 31
- About one every 12 days
- Contracts awarded
- 24
- To 61 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £43.9m
- 26 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £358k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 6
- 10 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £3.5mframework ceiling
- £4mframework ceiling
- £14.2mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £2.1mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £36mestimated
- £30.4mestimated
- Value not stated
- £9.7mestimated
- £20mestimated
- Value not stated
- £3.5mestimated
- Value not stated
- 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)77%
- Direct award (no competition)23%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 64% of central government buyers
- Based on 31 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 77%
- Higher than 79% of central government buyers
- Based on 44 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 40%
- Lower than 67% of central government buyers
- Based on 62 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 62% of central government buyers
- Based on 33 awards
- Split into lots
- 61%
- Higher than 97% of central government buyers
- Based on 31 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 23%
- Lower than 65% of central government buyers
- Based on 44 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 31 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 32 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
This buyer: 77%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
This buyer: 40%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland).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 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) end in the next 90 days.