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Public Contracts Scotland verified 6 hours ago Contract notice

Cross-Sector Facilities Access Initiative

Open United Kingdom Architecture & engineering services

Buyer Space Scotland

15 days left

Key facts

Closes
10:00 (UTC+1)
Estimated value
€35,411
converted from GBP
Procedure
Open procedure
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 15 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

15 days from publication to deadline

Shorter than usual

Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, below the EU threshold) give a median of 26 days, half of them between 19 and 31 days, based on 2,132 notices of the last two years. Fewer days than three in four comparable notices. Check the documents early and ask questions before the clarification deadline.

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Summary

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Space Scotland, the coordinating body for the Scottish space industry, seeks a contractor to carry out a cross-sector facilities assessment and engagement exercise running from October 2026 to March 2027. The work aims to increase access to facilities and equipment within the Scottish space sector by identifying relevant, commercially available, non-space-specific infrastructure and capabilities in adjacent sectors. The contractor will help create clearer pathways between Scottish space companies and existing facilities in sectors such as energy, manufacturing, maritime, automotive, defence, advanced materials, electronics and other relevant industries.

Description

Space Scotland is the coordinating body for the Scottish space industry, promoting the growth and development of the Scottish space sector. We work to connect key stakeholders, promote sector priorities, and facilitate international and cross-disciplinary collaboration to enhance Scotland’s role in the global space ecosystem. Space Scotland is seeking to appoint a contractor to undertake a cross-sector facilities assessment and engagement exercise from October 2026 to March 2027. The initiative aims to increase access to facilities and equipment within the Scottish space sector by identifying relevant, commercially available, non-space-specific infrastructure and capabilities in adjacent sectors. This will help create clearer pathways between Scottish space companies and facilities that already exist across sectors including energy, manufacturing, maritime, automotive, defence, advanced materials, electronics and other relevant industries. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=844921. (SC Ref:844921)

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  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €35,411.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Architecture & engineering services.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    15 days left, 12 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    In this country this kind of contract is usually awarded for between €58,027 and €262,947.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The register holds nothing on this. The official documents will.

Can I bid?

  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
  • Documents in English.

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Source: Public Contracts Scotland

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What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 738 awards for Architecture & engineering services in United Kingdom.

This notice
€35,411
Median award
€112,863
Middle half of past awards
€58,027 to €262,947

The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

The buyer

Full buyer profile

Space Scotland

United Kingdom

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Architecture & engineering services - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
WSP UK LIMITED 33 €13.6M Sep 2026
Aecom Limited 18 €5.4M Sep 2026
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 16 €1.1M Sep 2026
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED 13 €7.2M Sep 2026
Stantec UK Ltd 13 €3.4M Aug 2026

Based on 855 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

Market context

Larger than 8% of the open notices in Architecture & engineering services across Europe.

open now in Architecture & engineering services
20,607
median open notice
€490,851

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Architecture & engineering services

different companies won awards here
508
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
8%
buyers awarded contracts here
304

Based on 844 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

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