Scottish Parliament

Name

Scottish Parliament

Legal name

Scottish Parliament

Website

https://parliament.scot

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Devolved Legislature

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• Devolved legislature
• Legislative proceedings
• Parliamentary scrutiny
• Public petitions
• Government accountability

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: Core parliamentary operations are funded through public funds allocated by the UK Parliament via the Barnett formula and Scottish Government budget allocations
2. Retail Sales: The Scottish Parliament Online Shop sells official merchandise including books, cards, gifts, whisky, wine, tartan items, and souvenirs to visitors and online customers
3. E-commerce Operations: Online shop sales with international delivery to UK, Europe and worldwide, subject to import duties and taxes for non-UK destinations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Scottish Parliament is the devolved legislature of Scotland, established by the Scotland Act 1998. It examines the work of the Scottish Government, makes laws on devolved matters, debates issues of national importance, and enables public engagement through petitions, lobbying, and committee participation. It also operates Parliament TV for live coverage, an official website, a Lobbying Register, an Official Report, and an online shop selling official merchandise to visitors and online customers.

Product overview

The Scottish Parliament operates primarily as a public service organization offering a unified digital platform consisting of its official website (parliament.scot), Parliament TV for video coverage of proceedings, an online shop for official merchandise, a lobbying register for transparency, a petitions system for public engagement, and an official report service documenting parliamentary proceedings. These services are provided directly to citizens and do not follow a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parliament TV: The official video streaming service for Scottish Parliament debates and committee meetings
• SPICe
• Scottish Parliament Online Shop

Products and services

• Scottish Parliament Website (parliament.scot) Official website providing information about parliamentary business, MSPs, bills and laws, committee activities, chamber proceedings, and public engagement opportunities. Used by citizens, journalists, and researchers to access legislative information.
• Parliament TV Online platform for watching live and archived video coverage of Scottish Parliament Chamber business and committee meetings. Free to access for the public.
• Scottish Parliament Online Shop E-commerce platform selling official Scottish Parliament merchandise including books, cards, gifts, whisky, wine, tartan items, and eco-friendly products, with international delivery to the UK, Europe, and worldwide.
• Lobbying Register Official online register documenting regulated lobbying activities as required by the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016. Used by lobbyists, advocacy organisations, and members of the public to verify lobbying transparency.
• Petitions System Online system allowing members of the public to submit and support petitions to the Scottish Parliament, enabling direct civic engagement with the legislative process.
• Official Report Searchable written record of all public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and its committees, providing the authoritative transcript of parliamentary proceedings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 129 MSPs representing all citizens of Scotland
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Seventh Session on 27 June 2026, with the Royal Conservatoire Brass Ensemble performing a fanfare composed by Sir James McMillan
• National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCOS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Performed at the Opening Ceremony, celebrating their 30th anniversary with a performance of Sarah Quartel's The Beat of a Different Drum
• National Theatre of ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Performed at the Opening Ceremony, celebrating their 20th anniversary with presentations including As Others See Us written and directed by Martin O'Connor
• British Army in ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Provided ceremonial support at the Opening Ceremony, including the Escort to the Crown by 19th Regiment Royal Artillery and 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, and guard formations
• Scottish Youth ParliamentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Young people from Scottish Youth Parliament participated in Opening Ceremony proceedings as Officers of Arms escorts
• RNIB Scotland (Haggeye)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Young people from RNIB Scotland (Haggeye) participated in Opening Ceremony proceedings
• John Smith Centre Parliamentary Internship ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Interns from the John Smith Centre participated in Opening Ceremony proceedings
• sportscotland Young People's Sport PanelminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Young athletes from sportscotland participated in Opening Ceremony proceedings as part of the procession
• Girlguiding ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Young people from Girlguiding Scotland participated in Opening Ceremony proceedings and a young member presented flowers to The Queen
• The Young Women's MovementminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Young women from The Young Women's Movement participated in Opening Ceremony proceedings
• Young ScotminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Young people from Young Scot participated in the Guard of Honour for the Opening Ceremony proceedings

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament): The directly comparable devolved legislature within the UK, established by the Government of Wales Act. Same constitutional family, similar scale and remit, and operates with an equivalent unicameral elected chamber and committee system.
• Oireachtas (Irish Parliament): Closest geographic peer and shared legal-political tradition — bilingual/unilingual Westminster-model bicameral legislature passing laws for a comparable population. Operates similar committee scrutiny, public broadcasting (Oireachtas TV), and petition systems.
• UK Parliament (Westminster): The sovereign UK Parliament from which the Scottish Parliament's devolved powers are derived. Closest functional peer — same Westminster legislative tradition, mixed electoral systems, public broadcasting of proceedings, and similar committee architecture.
• Flemish Parliament (Vlaams Parlement): A sub-national legislature in Belgium with directly elected members exercising powers over devolved matters. Similar size and committee-based scrutiny structure to the Scottish Parliament, providing a comparable sub-state legislative model.
• Northern Ireland Assembly: The third devolved legislature within the UK, exercising powers on transferred matters under the Northern Ireland Act. Operates with a similar single chamber and power-sharing arrangement, providing a near-direct structural comparison.
• Parliament of Catalonia: A devolved regional legislature in a larger state, exercising statutory powers over devolved matters with an elected chamber. Comparable scale, mixed-member electoral system, and broad public broadcasting coverage make it a strong functional analogue.

Regional players

• Bavarian Landtag: A sub-national German state legislature exercising devolved powers on education, culture, and policing. Comparable in scale and authority over a regional population, though operating under a different constitutional tradition.

Broad incumbents

• Parliament of Canada: A federal Westminster-model legislature with similar procedural structure, committee-based scrutiny, public broadcasting of proceedings, and elected representation. Provides a larger-scale comparison for institutional design choices.
• New Zealand Parliament: A unicameral Westminster-style legislature for a comparable-sized jurisdiction, with strong committee system, electronic voting, and public broadcasting (Parliament TV). Closest Commonwealth peer in operating model.
• European Parliament: A supranational elected legislature operating on a much larger scale with similar transparency tools, public broadcasting service (EP Live), electronic voting systems, and committee structure. Comparable in function and digital infrastructure ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scotparl
• Facebookfacebook.com/scottishparliament

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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