Edinburgh Firm Wins £1.35m Scottish Government Contract for Free School Bags

Providing P1 children with free school bags will cost £2.7m, says McAllan

Marketing firm APS Group has been handed the contract to assemble and distribute the Welcome to School Bags, which include essentials such as stationery and a water bottle.

Edinburgh firm wins £1.35m Scottish Government contract for free school bags

Welcome to School Bags for children starting school next year will be available in five different colours

£2.7m contract signed to give 47,000 P1 Scottish pupils free backpacks next year

A £2.7 MILLION contract has been signed to deliver free backpacks to every child starting Primary One in Scotland from August next year

Free school bags to be given to 47,000 Scottish P1 pupils

AROUND 47,000 children starting Primary One across Scotland from August 2027 will receive a Welcome to School Bag. The backpacks will be available in blue, green, pink, red and yellow, with children also able to personalise them by adding a drawing. Edinburgh-based APS Group has secured a two-year contract worth £1.35m annually to assemble and […]

P1 pupils to receive free school bags from next year as £2.7m contract confirmed

The bags will come in five colours and include essentials such as stationery and a water bottle