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Buyer profile

The Highland Council

Find a Tender identifier: GB-FTS-125201 · Inverness, UKM6

Procurement processes38
Open opportunities0
Awarded procurements27
Signed contracts25
Avg. awarded suppliers3
Avg. reported bids9.3
Highest reported bids69
Bid-count coverage24 of 38

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£14,825,632
Average published value (GBP)£1,482,563
Signed contract value (GBP)£145,931,523

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Open procedure
23
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
6
Not published
5
Restricted procedure
2
Competitive procedure with negotiation
1
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
1

Top categories

Health and social work services
11
Construction work
6
Housing services
3
Ferry repair services
1
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
1
Ferry transport services
1
Education and training services
1
Business and management consultancy and related services
1
Industrial machinery
1
Air transport services
1

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
Energy Efficiency Framework69Value not publishedcomplete
Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) Inspections & Related Works – 202548£7,800,000complete
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Employability Services33Value not publishedcomplete
THE PROVISION OF WASTE HAULAGE SERVICES 202511Value not publishedcomplete
Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)9Value not publishedcomplete
The purchase and maintenance of Shredders for pre-treating Bulky Waste8Value not publishedcomplete
Visitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment8Value not publishedcomplete
17 New Housing Units, Dores, Inverness7Value not publishedcomplete
Independent Supported Living - Onsite (Inverness)4£1,088,000complete
CAL21012 Broadford Primary School - New School4Value not publishedcomplete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
New Start Highland3Value not published
Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd)2Value not published
Carr Gomm1Value not published
Bancon Construction Limited1Value not published
Richard Irvin FM Limited1Value not published
Rybka Ltd1Value not published
Ardmaleish Boatbuilding Co Ltd1Value not published
Fairways (GM) Ltd.1Value not published
Right There1Value not published
Molson Scotland Ltd1Value not published

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
Handyperson Service and Care and Repair Service.Closed16 Apr 2025Value not published
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) – Torvean Quarry, InvernessClosed11 Sept 2025Value not published
Supply & Delivery of Power Tools & Associated Items and Specified Services – 2025 - HCClosed10 Oct 2025£291,000
Provision of Transported School Meals 2025Closed24 Oct 2025Value not published
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Employability Servicescomplete27 Nov 2025Value not published
Collection, Storage and Redelivery of Household Belongings 2025Closed8 Dec 2025Value not published
Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) Inspections & Related Works – 2025complete17 Dec 2025£7,800,000
17 New Housing Units, Dores, Invernesscomplete9 Feb 2026Value not published
North Scotland/Wick John O’Groats Airport PSO Scheduled Flight Servicescomplete16 Feb 2026Value not published
DIHD24007 - Meiklefield Ph2 - New Build Development.Closed19 Feb 2026Value not published
Provision of Cromarty-Nigg Ferry ServiceClosed23 Feb 2026£300,000
Housing Development at Torvean North, Inverness (Phase 1A including external works)cancelled23 Feb 2026Value not published
Intensive Support - Children / Young People (Highland)cancelled20 Mar 2026£909,316
Intensive Support - Children / Young People (Highland)complete20 Mar 2026£909,316
Independent Supported Living - Onsite (Inverness)complete2 Apr 2026£1,088,000
Female Domestic Abuse Outreach Services - Inverness and Southcomplete7 May 2026£390,000
Refugee_Resettlement_Support_Service-Framework-2026complete26 May 2026£613,000
Justice Outreach Services (Highland) FrameworkClosed11 Aug 2026£900,000
CAL21012 Broadford Primary School - New SchoolcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Provision of 211 Bell type Banks for collection of Glass and transportation to processorcompleteNot publishedValue not published

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.