Scottish Borders Council: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Scottish Borders Council has published 75 tenders in United Kingdom.

Its buying spans 13 CPV divisions, most often health and social work services.

Across 39 awarded contracts the median value is £586k.

Its published awards total £573.4m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from Scottish Borders Council's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 34 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 17 of their tenders.
They publish about 1.1 tenders a month, measured over 68 months of history.
Half of their 39 awarded contracts are worth £586k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in health and social work services, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, repair and maintenance services.
Their most frequent suppliers are Swans minicoach hire (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
Water Sampling Service	Scottish Water Scientific Services	30 April 2026	£292.4k
Subcontractor Services Framework Agreement	B & K Hume Groundworks Ltd	23 March 2026	£375m
Process Improvement Consultant	Dapa Delta Ltd	27 January 2026	£100k
Purchase of Used Refuse Collection Vehicles	Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd	26 November 2025	£820k
Hire of Small Plant & Temporary Accommodation Framework Agre...	Hire Station Limited	17 July 2023	£63m
Award - Weensland Bridge	Briton Fabricators	9 May 2023	£649.1k