Buyer profile · Local authority
Orkney Islands Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 14
- About one every 26 days
- Contracts awarded
- 6
- To 6 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £18.1m
- 6 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £418k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 0 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £2.5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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)82%
- Direct award (no competition)18%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Orkney Islands Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 82%
- Higher than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 22 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 83%
- Higher than 85% of local authorities
- Based on 6 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 6 awards
- Split into lots
- 14%
- Higher than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 18%
- Lower than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 22 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 62% of local authorities
- Based on 14 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Orkney Islands Council: 32 days
Show as a table
| 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 |
Orkney Islands Council: 2
Show as a table
| 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 |
Orkney Islands Council: 82%
Show as a table
| 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 |
Orkney Islands Council: 83%
Show as a table
| 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 Orkney Islands Council.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 Orkney Islands Council end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply of One Pre-Owned Aircraft | Cormack Aircraft Services Ltd | — | 29 Aug 2026 |
| Provision of Domestic Stock Condition Surveys | Firntec Ltd | — | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Orkney Community Wind Farms (OCWF) - Balance of Plant Contract | Heddle Construction Ltd | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Provision of Post Consent Commercial Advice | QMPF LLP | — | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Container Shipment of Waste to Shetland | Northwards Ltd | — | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Provision of Specialist Valuation and Contractual Advice | Burges Salmon LLP | — | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Care Home for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury and Challenging Behaviour | Voyage 1 Limited | — | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Care Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities including Autism | Voyage 1 Limited | — | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Supply and Delivery of General Stationery and Office Paper | Sinclair Office Supplies | — | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Provision of Social Care Workers | Seven Resourcing Limited, Randstad, MedGen Ltd Scotland | — | 5 Mar 2025 |