Buyer profile · Local authority
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 7
- To 12 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £43.1m
- 13 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £180k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 0 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has no tenders open right now.
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)79%
- Direct award (no competition)21%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 33 days
- Longer than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 79%
- Higher than 74% of local authorities
- Based on 14 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 100%
- Higher than 99% of local authorities
- Based on 12 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 15 awards
- Split into lots
- 50%
- Higher than 96% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 21%
- Lower than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 14 procurements
- Cancelled
- 20%
- Higher than 95% of local authorities
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar: 33 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar: 2
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar: 79%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar: 100%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
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
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply and Delivery of Butcher Meat | W J MacDonald, P and J Furey LTD Cross Stores | — | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Feasibility Study and Development of Pilot Scheme - Uist Repopulation Zone | 31ten Consulting Limited | — | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Lewis and Harris School and Public Bus Service 2026-31 | Lochs Motor Transport Ltd | — | 22 Sept 2026 |
| Lifeline Air Services Benbecula – Stornoway 3 August 2026 – 31 March 2028 | DirectFlight | — | 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 2026-30 | Dasan solutions LTD, Lewis & Harris Grounds Maintenance, David,s Garden Machinery | — | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Supply and delivery of Bakery Products | MacLean's Bakery (Benbecula) Ltd, Stag Bakeries Limited | — | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Insurance Services 2025-26 | Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, Risk Management Partners Ltd, Tysers | — | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Management Services for Energy Efficient Scotland Area Based Schemes in the Western Isles | Warmworks | — | 2 Apr 2019 |