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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
3
About one every 122 days
Contracts awarded
3
To 3 different suppliers
Value awarded
£20.3m
3 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£288k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
0 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Residential, respite and nursing care beds

    ScotlandHealthcare services

    Open18 days left

    £12mestimated
  2. Operation of Spaceport 1

    Scotland

    Open32 days left

    £2.55mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Transport3
  2. Marketing and communications1
  3. Healthcare services1
  4. Grounds maintenance and landscaping1
  5. Food and drink supplies1
  6. Financial services and insurance1

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Lochs Motor Transport LtdSME£20m
    1 contract
  2. Dasan solutions LTDSME£844k
    1 contract
  3. Lewis & Harris Grounds MaintenanceSME£648k
    1 contract
  4. David,s Garden MachinerySME£531k
    1 contract
  5. MacLean's Bakery (Benbecula) LtdSME£360k
    1 contract
  6. Stag Bakeries LimitedSME£360k
    1 contract
  7. DirectFlightSME£288k
    1 contract
  8. 31ten Consulting LimitedSME£9,750
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)83%
  • Direct award (no competition)17%
Based on 6 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
83%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 6 procurements
Direct awards
17%
Lower than 56% of local authorities
Based on 6 procurements

Compared with other local authorities

Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Feasibility Study and Development of Pilot Scheme - Uist Repopulation Zone31ten Consulting Limited—24 Sept 2026
Lewis and Harris School and Public Bus Service 2026-31Lochs Motor Transport Ltd—10 Sept 2026
Lifeline Air Services Benbecula – Stornoway 3 August 2026 – 31 March 2028DirectFlight—1 Sept 2026
Supply and delivery of fruit, vegetables, milk, eggs and misc food.Williamson Foodservice, Grillburger (Frozen Foods) Limited—4 Aug 2026
Grounds Maintenance Contract 2026-30Dasan solutions LTD, Lewis & Harris Grounds Maintenance, David,s Garden Machinery—1 Apr 2026
Supply and delivery of Bakery ProductsMacLean's Bakery (Benbecula) Ltd, Stag Bakeries Limited—1 Mar 2026
Insurance Services 2025-26Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, Risk Management Partners Ltd, Tysers—1 Apr 2025
Management Services for Energy Efficient Scotland Area Based Schemes in the Western IslesWarmworks—2 Apr 2019