Scottish Procurement Alliance

Name

Scottish Procurement Alliance

Legal name

LHC Procurement Group Limited

Website

https://scottishprocurement.scot

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Procurement Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

Headquarters

HQ city

Livingston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Framework Access (Not-for-Profit): SPA is a not-for-profit organisation that provides free-to-join frameworks for public sector procurement. Any surplus generated during the financial year is redistributed back to associate partners through the Community Benefit Fund and rebate programme.
2. Social Value Reinvestment: Surplus revenues from framework usage are reinvested directly into Scottish communities through Community Benefit Fund grants and partner rebates, creating social impact rather than profit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Scottish Procurement Alliance provides free-to-join, compliant procurement frameworks and Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) for Scottish public sector bodies to procure construction, refurbishment, and maintenance works, including social housing, public buildings, fire safety, energy efficiency, and retrofit projects. Its offering is procured in accordance with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, supported by a free Call Off Service and added-value technical and procurement guidance, with any operating surplus redistributed to partners and communities via the Community Benefit Fund managed with Lintel Trust.

Product overview

Scottish Procurement Alliance operates a platform of procurement frameworks and Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) designed for public sector organisations in Scotland. The core offering consists of construction and refurbishment frameworks including New Build Housing Construction (H2), Fire Safety (FS2), Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9), Construction Extension and Refurbishment, Roofing/Windows/Doors, Property Protection and Maintenance, Kitchens, Energy Efficiency, and Consultancy. Three Dynamic Purchasing Systems provide flexible supplier access for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technology, Repair and Maintenance, and Whole House Refurbishment. Added value services include a free Call Off Service (CIPS-qualified procurement support), Technical Guidance, Client Support, and a Partnership Hub meeting space. The Social Value programme, including the Community Benefit Fund managed with Lintel Trust, reinvests surplus into community projects. SPA is part of the LHC Procurement Group and operates as a not-for-profit organisation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Extension and Refurbishment Framework Procurement framework for construction extension and refurbishment works for social housing and public buildings in Scotland, used by local authorities, housing associations, and other public sector partners.
• Roofing, Windows and Doors Framework

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £2 billion procured for Scottish public sector since 2016
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and supporting.

• Lintel TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Lintel Trust is SPA's charitable partner managing the Community Benefit Fund since 2017. As a registered Scottish charity nearing 50 years of experience, Lintel Trust provides expert fund management, strategic support, and guidance on social value to help SPA partners develop community benefit proposals and secure match funding.
• LHC Procurement GroupcoreOthersSPA is a trading style of LHC Procurement Group Limited. LHC has over 60 years of procurement and technical experience and provides the infrastructure, systems and expertise that supports SPA's operations across the UK.
• Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership initiated in 2018 to collaborate on housing sector procurement solutions and policy development in Scotland.
• Supplier Development Programme (SDP)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to support small businesses compete fairly and equally against larger firms through procurement training and development.
• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for developing high-quality procurement options and professional standards in construction procurement.
• SURF (Scotland's Regeneration Forum)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to pinpoint and celebrate local initiatives that maximise the impact of public funds and drive community regeneration.
• Clyde RecyclingsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental sustainability partnership through 'Reduce, Reuse and Raise Funds' initiative, with 12 textile banks across Scotland raising funds for housing association community projects.
• West Lothian CouncilkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Kidzeco for delivery of Kidz n Kin Community Services through SPA's Community Benefit Fund, addressing social inclusion, poverty, and inequality in West Lothian.
• PenumbrasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward winning charity partnership with Berwickshire Housing Association delivering BeWell mental health and wellbeing support programme.
• Skills Development ScotlandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal support organisation with dedicated hub within YMCA Tayside building offering expertise and connections for youth development programmes.
• Barnardo'ssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity with hub within YMCA Tayside building supporting young people aged 8-25 with various opportunities.
• Govanhill Rigs to RichessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing upcycling workshops for residents as part of Reduce, Reuse and Raise Funds initiative, teaching skills to turn textile waste into valuable products.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Crown Commercial Service: UK government executive agency providing commercial procurement agreements; offers frameworks overlapping SPA's construction and refurbishment scope for Scottish public sector buyers.
• LHC Procurement Group: Parent organisation of SPA providing procurement frameworks for England and Wales; offers similar construction and refurbishment frameworks through its own trading style (LHC).
• Scottish Government Procurement and Property Directorate: Scottish Government function setting procurement policy and operating central procurement for Scottish Government departments; sets the regulatory framework SPA operates within and competes for certain central government contracts.

Direct peers

• Scotland Excel: Joint authority procurement organisation serving all 32 Scottish councils; provides framework agreements and procurement services for local government, directly competing with SPA for public sector contracts in Scotland.
• Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA): Sister trading style of LHC Procurement Group serving Wales; provides parallel procurement frameworks for Welsh public sector, including housing associations and local authorities.
• Northern Procurement Alliance (NPA): Sister trading style of LHC Procurement Group serving the North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humber; delivers the same construction framework model for social housing and public sector in its regions.
• Southwest Procurement Alliance (SWPA): Sister trading style of LHC Procurement Group covering the South West of England; operates identical framework and DPS model for public sector construction and refurbishment projects.

Others

• Public Contracts Scotland: Scottish Government portal where all public sector tenders must be advertised; SPA lists opportunities here, but it represents the broader mandatory procurement channel competing with SPA's framework model.
• CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme): UK-wide health and safety accreditation for contractors; supplements SPA's supplier vetting by providing prequalification used within SPA's framework appointment processes.
• Constructionline: UK supplier prequalification and procurement service owned by Capita; complements rather than competes with SPA by vetting construction suppliers for use across multiple frameworks including SPA's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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