Orkney Islands Council
Find a Tender identifier: GB-FTS-4848 · Kirkwall, UKM65
Procurement processes69
Open opportunities2
Awarded procurements50
Signed contracts37
Avg. awarded suppliers1
Avg. reported bids3.1
Highest reported bids9
Bid-count coverage37 of 69
Value and contract picture
Published value (GBP)£79,400,000
Average published value (GBP)£4,411,111
Signed contract value (GBP)£100,624,258
GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.
Procurement methods
Top categories
Most competitive procurements
Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.
| Procurement | Bids reported | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Road Haulage of Waste | 9 | Value not published | complete |
| Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Social Media Management Services | 8 | Value not published | complete |
| Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Web Services | 7 | Value not published | complete |
| Scapa Flow Hydrographic Survey | 7 | Value not published | complete |
| Hydrographic Surveys 2022-26 | 7 | Value not published | complete |
| Supply and Delivery of Three New Tractors | 7 | Value not published | complete |
| Provision of Legal Advice for the Orkney Harbour Masterplan Projects | 6 | Value not published | complete |
| Provision of Development Management Environmental Advice | 5 | Value not published | complete |
| Supply of One Pre-Owned Aircraft | 4 | £400,000 | complete |
| Supply and Delivery of General Stationery and Office Paper | 4 | Value not published | complete |
Most frequent awarded suppliers
| Supplier | Procurements won | Published award value (GBP) |
|---|---|---|
| JW Gray & Co | 2 | Value not published |
| Voyage 1 Limited | 2 | Value not published |
| Northwards Ltd | 2 | Value not published |
| James Wilson (Orkney) Ltd. | 2 | Value not published |
| Bayview Transport Limited | 1 | Value not published |
| NB Communication Ltd | 1 | Value not published |
| SINCLAIR OFFICE SUPPLIES | 1 | Value not published |
| Nordex UK Ltd. | 1 | Value not published |
| Firntec Ltd | 1 | Value not published |
| David Flanagan Media | 1 | Value not published |
Recent and open procurements
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.