In deliveryUnited KingdomServicesFramework agreement£5,000,000
DFSED-SG Bond Bookrunners
- Published
- Published 8 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 16 February 2026
Overview
The Scottish Government has appointed nine financial institutions as bond bookrunners to assist with accessing the sterling public bond market, with a contract value of GBP 5 million awarded on 17 June 2026. The Scottish Government plans to issue bonds under a GBP 1.5 billion programme to diversify capital funding sources and enhance fiscal sustainability, with a debut benchmark issuance anticipated for late 2026 or early 2027. The appointed bookrunners are Banco Santander, Barclays Bank, Citigroup Global Markets, Deutsche Bank, HSBC Bank, Merrill Lynch International, NatWest Markets, RBC Europe, and Standard Chartered Bank.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £5,000,000
- Procedure
- Open
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- Published
- 8 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Banking and investment servicesBanking servicesInvestment banking services and related services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £5,000,000
- Award date
- 17 June 2026
- Contract period
- — → 27 May 2030
- Banco Santander, S.A., London Branch
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Citigroup Global Markets Limited
- Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
- HSBC Bank plc
- Merrill Lynch International
- NatWest Markets Plc
- RBC Europe Limited
- Standard Chartered Bank
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
25 June 2026
View notice ↗Contract Notice
28 January 2026
View notice ↗Prior Information Notice
8 December 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
Scottish Government
BuyerGlasgow, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Scottish Government
BuyerEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗
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