The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 7 different companies have won the last 9 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 9 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 summaryThis commission provides photography, videography and thermal imaging services in support of promoting and documenting housing energy efficiency improvements and winter preparedness activities. It is funded through Historic Environment Scotland and the Lottery, and relates to the Tarbert Heritage Scheme. Interested suppliers should register their interest on the Public Contracts Scotland website to obtain any additional information. Responses must be submitted electronically through the Postbox facility, for which a user guide is available on the Public Contracts Scotland site. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch their electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid last minute problems.
Description
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- Documents in English.
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Source: Public Contracts Scotland
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Last verified against Public Contracts Scotland 3 days ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 8 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €18,987
- Middle half of past awards
- €8,339 to €143,232
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
- CONCEPT DESIGN OF A SMALL RoPax VESSEL €23,978
- Review and Verification of Entitlement to Council Tax Single Person Discount and Second Home Classification €606
- Provision of Legal Services for Agreement Drafting €8,747
- Provision of Legal Advice in Relation to Rothesay Pavilion €7,115
- Rosneath Active Travel Route (Phase 2): Developed & Technical Design €159,683
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 profileArgyll and Bute Council
- notices in the register
- 79
- awards
- 43
- awarded in total
- €4.9M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 39
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 45%
Based on 43 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connected Transport Planning | 3 | €473,912 | Feb 2026 |
| Marine Design International Ltd | 1 | €23,978 | Sep 2026 |
| Brodies LLP | 1 | €13,996 | Feb 2026 |
| Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP | 1 | €8,747 | Apr 2026 |
| Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | 1 | €7,115 | Mar 2026 |
Based on 9 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
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
- 7,323
- median open notice
- €323,750
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.
Similar tenders
Open now
8
days left
€700,951
est. value
Awarded before
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Click Travel Renewal (2) €3.9M
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SFO/Comms/LexisNexis/DF €16,466
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ITT For Project 10185108 €7,115
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