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Quick answer — Scottish Association for Marine Science ('SAMS')Last refreshed 06 Jun 2026

At a glance

Scottish Association for Marine Science ('SAMS') has awarded £0 across 4 suppliers, with 8 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 0% · 6 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 100% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration0%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share100%
Pipeline · open now6
Awards · 90 d0
Supplier?PipelineTop suppliersCategories boughtWatchdog?ModificationsFOIA & transparencySME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Scottish Association for Marine Science ('SAMS') is a contracting authority, based in UK. Tracks 17 published notices and 4 awards on PublicSupply.

17
Notices published
4
Awards
4
Suppliers engaged
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First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
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YoY change
£0
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Scottish Association for Marine Science ('SAMS') — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

1

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

6

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

services10 · £0
goods4 · £0
works3 · £0

Instrument type

contract17 · £0
Source:Find a Tender: 17

Awarded contracts · 8 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Scottish Association for Marine Science ('SAMS') is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students' Allowance Assessments———closed
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students' Allowance Assessments———closed
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students' Allowance Assessments—75122000——active
Provision of Biomass Fuel and Boiler MaintenancePuffin Energy Ltd09111400——active
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the named Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and IslandsHealthy Bean Ltd18143000——active
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Occupational Health Services to the named Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands—85140000——cancelled
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Occupational Health Services to the named Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands———closed
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Occupational Health Services to the named Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands—85140000——active
Capital Building Works Projects DPS—45220000——active
Capital Building Works Projects Dynamic Purchasing System—45220000——active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
PE
Puffin Energy Ltd
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
—
2
HB
Healthy Bean Ltd
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
—
3
BA
Balcas
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
—
4
HW
HWEnergy
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
—

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

No categorised awards yet.

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

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Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Scottish Association for Marine Science ('SAMS') has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

100%
SME supplier share
target 33%
4
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
4
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UK
Contact
Odette Ashman
Email
tenders@sams.ac.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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