Business support & admin tenders in Scotland

01What buyers ask for

From the 11 live business support & admin tenders in Scotland we have read so far.

Minimum turnover

Typically £200k (stated in 1 of 11)

Contract length

Typically 3 years

Suitable for SMEs

3 of 11 flagged by the buyer

Frameworks & DPS

2 of 11

Insurance

• Employer's liability usually £5m (asked for in 1 of 11)
• Public liability usually £10m (asked for in 1 of 11)

02Live business support & admin tenders in Scotland

• Provision of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Early Intervention and Recovery Support ServiceNorth Ayrshire CouncilScotland£2.2mCloses 13 days
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• Provision of a Specialist Huntington's Disease ServiceNorth Ayrshire CouncilScotland£602kCloses 15 days
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• Seafood Expo Global 2027 Stand Design and BuildScottish EnterpriseScotland£242kCloses 21 days
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• Membership Day to Day Mailing ServicesHistoric Environment ScotlandScotlandNot statedCloses 27 days
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• Cadder Housing Association - Director of Operations (Consultancy Services)Cadder Housing AssociationScotlandNot statedCloses 28 days
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• Cadder Housing Association - Director of Operations (Consultancy Services)Cadder Housing AssociationScotlandNot statedCloses 28 days
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• Four Lanterns Network Coordinator – Art Fund Going Places ProgrammeWrexham County Borough CouncilNorth West +3£60kCloses 29 daysSME
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• Agreements for Start Up Loans' Business Support PartnersThe Start-Up Loans CompanyNorth East +11£1.2m–104mCloses 33 daysSME
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• Service, Maintenance and Reactive Repair of Sprinkler, Gas Suppression, Dry Riser and Fire Hydrants to various commercial premises 2027 - 2029East Renfrewshire CouncilScotland£400kCloses 39 days
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• Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) Flexible FrameworkDumfries and Galloway CouncilScotlandNot statedCloses 333 daysFramework
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• Construction Professional Services DPSGovernment Commercial AgencyNorth East +11£800mCloses 862 daysFrameworkSME
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03Who is buying

• North Ayrshire Council 2 live tenders
• Cadder Housing Association 2 live tenders
• Scottish Enterprise 1 live tender
• Historic Environment Scotland 1 live tender
• Wrexham County Borough Council 1 live tender

04Expert notes: Professional services

Professional services are often bought through frameworks and evaluated mainly on quality: named staff, case studies and method statements. Professional indemnity insurance levels are a common pass/fail check.

From the tenderITT tender experts. New to tendering? Read our Invitation to Tender guide and SQ vs ITT.

05Business support & admin tenders in other regions