The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)

How to win their contracts

Measured from The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)'s own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

• Plan for about 32 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 23 of their tenders.
• They publish about 16.2 tenders a month, measured over 5 months of history.
• Half of their 21 awarded contracts are worth £1m or less — size your bid to that range.
• Most of their buying falls in medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, education and training services.
• Their most frequent suppliers are AMERICAN WELL CORPORATION UK LIMITED (4), Takeda UK Limited (2), The Incredible Years Inc. (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.