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# Orkney Islands Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Orkney Islands Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 98 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Orkney Islands Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-4848` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 98
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £25m (median award: £313k) across 15 of 15 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Orkney Islands)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 12 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 30 (91%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (6%), Framework: 1 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 19 (58%), Selective: 8 (24%), Limited / restricted: 5 (15%), Route not published: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 10 notices, last 24 months (30% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 9 notices, last 24 months (27% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 8 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
4. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 6 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Northwards Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northwards-ltd-coh-sc225409):** 3 procedures
2. **[VOYAGE 1 LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/voyage-1-limited-coh-02215899):** 2 procedures
3. **[MedGen Ltd Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/medgen-ltd-scotland-GB-FTS-142746):** 2 procedures
4. **[Seven Resourcing Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/seven-resourcing-limited-coh-07505430):** 2 procedures
5. **[Randstad](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/randstad-coh-01259594):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Heddle Construction Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/heddle-construction-ltd-coh-sc450332):** £14m · [Quanterness Wind Farm - ECC](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orkney-community-wind-farms-ocwf-balance-of-plant-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04f96b)
2. **[Northwards Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northwards-ltd-coh-sc225409):** £3.0m · [Container Shipment of Waste to Shetland](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/container-shipment-of-waste-to-shetland-ocds-h6vhtk-05e03e)
3. **[VOYAGE 1 LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/voyage-1-limited-coh-02215899):** £2.6m · [Care Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities including Autism](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-home-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities-including-autism-ocds-h6vhtk-066850)
4. **[BK Marine Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bk-marine-ltd-coh-sc303508):** £1.5m · [Supply of a Second Hand 24m Landing Craft Type Vessel](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-a-second-hand-24m-landing-craft-type-vessel-ocds-h6vhtk-058bac)
5. **[Arch Henderson](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arch-henderson-coh-so300202):** £1.4m · [Provision of Consultancy and Technical Services for the Orkney Ferry Replacement Programme and Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-consultancy-and-technical-services-for-the-orkney-ferry-replacement-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-04dac9)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 11
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Orkney Islands Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt