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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 5 different companies have won the last 6 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 6 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryCreative Scotland is seeking a supplier to provide Scots language development support. The work is described in a tender brief attached to the notice, which interested suppliers should consult for full details of the required services. The budget range for the project is between 8,000 and 10,000 GBP excluding VAT. The buyer is Creative Scotland and the procurement is published through Public Contracts Scotland, where suppliers can register interest, obtain additional information and submit electronic responses via the Postbox facility.
Description
Bid or no-bid?
Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.
Can I bid?
- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- Documents in English.
Official source
Source: Public Contracts Scotland
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Last verified against Public Contracts Scotland 11 hours ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €45,381
- Middle half of past awards
- €35,428 to €57,260
Public Contracts Scotland publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Most recent awards
- SKILLS CO-ORDINATOR (SCREEN) €39,608
- SALARY BENCHMARKING ACROSS THE ARTS - PART 2 €22,889
- FREELANCE ARTS AND HEALTH CO-ORDINATOR €51,155
- SKILLS & TRAINING EXECUTIVE (SCREEN SCOTLAND) €75,577
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 profileCreative Scotland
- notices in the register
- 19
- awards
- 8
- awarded in total
- €270,951
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| CG Research | 2 | €22,889 | Jun 2026 |
| Lauren Lamarr | 1 | €75,577 | Jan 2026 |
| Catherine Middleton Findlay | 1 | €51,155 | Jan 2026 |
| Heather Kondak Ross | 1 | €39,608 | Jul 2026 |
| Nicola Jeffs | 1 | Jan 2026 |
Based on 6 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
- CURRICULUM PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR 10 days left
- YOUTH CINEMA INITIATIVE DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATOR 28 days left
Market context
Public Contracts Scotland publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Business services
- 7,205
- median open notice
- €350,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 902
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 416
Based on 1,892 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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