Buyer profile · Local authority
VisitScotland tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 7
- About one every 52 days
- Contracts awarded
- 7
- To 7 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.45m
- 7 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £216k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 0 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £200kestimated
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)100%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow VisitScotland has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 100%
- Higher than 90% of local authorities
- Based on 18 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 71%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 7 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 7 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 0%
- Lower than 85% of local authorities
- Based on 18 procurements
- Cancelled
- 14%
- Higher than 89% of local authorities
- Based on 7 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
VisitScotland: 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 |
VisitScotland: 4
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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 |
VisitScotland: 100%
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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 |
VisitScotland: 71%
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| 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 VisitScotland.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 VisitScotland end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Events Data Services | Phylum Forge Limited t/a Data Thistle | — | 2 Nov 2026 |
| VisitScotland Global Strategic Communications and Media | Davies Tanner Marketing Services Ltd | — | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Aviation Data | OAG | — | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Serviced and Non Serviced Accommodation Data | Key Data | — | 14 Apr 2026 |
| UK Consumer Segmentation Research | Decision House | — | 4 Feb 2026 |
| VSEH25018 - Sales Agency Services - French Market | HOPSCOTCH Tourism France | — | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Climate Action Accelerator Programme Development for Businesses | University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh Climate Change Institute) | — | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Search Engine Optimisation Services (SEO) | Big Wednesday | — | 1 Oct 2025 |
| VSEH25001 - Social Media China | Dragon Trail International | — | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Digital Asset Management Tool | Computacenter | — | 11 Apr 2025 |