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Shetland Islands Council tenders and contracts

ScotlandLerwick, ShetlandWebsite

Tenders published
4
About one every 91 days
Contracts awarded
7
To 30 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.89m
6 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£229k
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

Shetland Islands Council has no tenders open right now.

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Architecture and engineering3
  2. Transport1
  3. Social and domiciliary care1
  4. Property and estates1
  5. IT services and software1
  6. Energy and utilities1

Who it buys from

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

  1. Ultima Business Solutions Ltd£1.57m
    1 contract
  2. Shetland Islands Citizens Advice BureauSME£472k
    1 contract
  3. Field Geospatial ASSME£415k
    1 contract
  4. RydenSME£250k
    1 contract
  5. Robert Potter and PartnersSME£184k
    1 contract
  6. A.D.SSMENot stated
    1 contract
  7. Allied Taxis Shetland LimitedSMENot stated
    1 contract
  8. Anita KellySMENot stated
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)70%
  • Direct award (no competition)30%
Based on 10 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Shetland Islands Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
70%
Higher than 65% of local authorities
Based on 10 procurements
Won by small firms
93%
Higher than 96% of local authorities
Based on 30 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
17
More than 97% of local authorities
Based on 5 awards
Direct awards
30%
Higher than 58% of local authorities
Based on 10 procurements

Compared with other local authorities

Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%16
10–20%22
20–30%35
30–40%42
40–50%39
50–60%47
60–70%64
70–80%33
80–90%37
90–100%73
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%1
20–30%5
30–40%14
40–50%19
50–60%69
60–70%90
70–80%102
80–90%50
90–100%23

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Shetland 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 Shetland Islands Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Janet Courtney Hostel Refurbishment, Lerwick, Shetland - Architectural Services and Principal DesignerRobert Potter and Partners—26 May 2026
Provision of light detection and ranging (lidar) and aerial digital photography surveying and data (lidar mapping)Field Geospatial AS—12 Mar 2026
CCS Call Off RM6098 Lot 3 Microsoft LicensesUltima Business Solutions Ltd—12 Mar 2026
Provision of Financial Health and Fuel Poverty Advice ServiceShetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau—2 Mar 2026
Supply and Delivery of Marine Grade Gas Oil to Shetland Islands CouncilWorld Fuel Services Europe Ltd—30 Jan 2026
Property Asset Valuation ServicesRyden—18 Nov 2025
Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Passenger TransportK and k transport, Martin's Car Hire, Wastbus Ltd and 21 more—11 Nov 2025