Business services tenders in Scotland
CPV category: Business services (legal, marketing, consulting, recruitment, security) (79*)
We track 330 awarded business services (legal, marketing, consulting, recruitment, security) contracts (CPV 79*) in Scotland. 2 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £333k, and half of awards fall between £110k and £750k (314 awards with a value). 293 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Contracts ending soonest (2 of 2)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Facilities Management
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 79993000 |
Crown Commercial Service | Mitie FM Limited | £238.1m | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| Provision of Canine Support Services with Explosive Search Capacity
Find a Tender · CPV 79713000 |
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | Diagnose UK Limited | £125k | 30 Jun 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Dec 2026
|
See all 2 in the renewal radar
Open tenders (8 of 8)
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK & International Student Recruitment Media Planning & Buying for RGU
Find a Tender · CPV 79000000 |
Robert Gordon University | £750k | 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time | Scotland |
| Auditor for Audit Scotland
Find a Tender · CPV 79212000 |
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | value not published | 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time | Scotland |
| Graphic Design of Guidebooks
Find a Tender · CPV 79822500 |
Historic Environment Scotland | value not published | 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time | Scotland |
| SPS-02357 Temporary Maintenance Staff
Find a Tender · CPV 79620000 |
Scottish Prison Service | value not published | 29 Oct 2026, 14:00 UK time | Scotland |
| Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement
Find a Tender · CPV 79600000 |
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | value not published | 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time | Scotland |
| Visual Identity and Photography Development for the Business Enterprise Hub
Find a Tender · CPV 79415200 |
UHI Moray | value not published | 2 Nov 2026, 16:00 UK time | Scotland |
| Seafood Expo Global 2027 Stand Design and Build
Find a Tender · CPV 79952000 |
Scottish Enterprise | £242k | 5 Nov 2026, 11:00 UK time | Scotland |
| Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability Services
Find a Tender · CPV 79611000 |
Aberdeen City Council | value not published | 15 Nov 2027, 12:00 UK time | Scotland |
All open tenders in this category
Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance | 18 | £2.8m |
| Scottish Government | 17 | £85.9m |
| Scottish Enterprise | 16 | £8.0m |
| Fife Council | 14 | £7.9m |
| University of Glasgow | 13 | £21.2m |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 13 | £5.6m |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") | 10 | £21.8m |
| Strathclyde Partnership for Transport | 10 | £3.5m |
| Scotland Excel | 9 | £73.0m |
| Business Gateway Fife | 8 | £3.2m |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Brodies | 11 | £7.4m |
| Harper Macleod LLP | 7 | £2.5m |
| Aecom | 7 | £2.3m |
| Ernst & Young LLP (EY) | 6 | £70.7m |
| CGI UK Ltd | 6 | £4.5m |
| Thorntons Law LLP | 6 | £700k |
| TC Young Solicitors | 6 | £5 (nominal value, as published) |
| Dunedin Advisory Limited | 5 | £5.7m |
| Wylie & Bisset LLP | 5 | £5.0m |
| OverDrive, inc | 5 | £4.0m |
Sub-categories
Business and management consultancy and related services (3050)Recruitment services (2178)Market and economic research; polling and statistics (1431)Miscellaneous business and business-related services (1430)Legal services (951)Accounting, auditing and fiscal services (681)Investigation and security services (605)Printing and related services (290)Office-support services (287)Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.