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# The Highland Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Highland Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 106 published procedures, with 4 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Highland Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-125201` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 4
- **Total Published Procedures:** 106
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £120m (median award: £1.0m) across 35 of 35 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Highland)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 23 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 17% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 37 (79%), Framework: 9 (19%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 31 (66%), Limited / restricted: 10 (21%), Selective: 3 (6%), Route not published: 3 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 12 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 9 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 8 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bowmans-locheil-logistics-ltd-GB-FTS-127828):** 4 procedures (14 awards)
2. **[New Start Highland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/new-start-highland-coh-sc213206):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
3. **[CrossReach (the operating name for The Church of Scotland Social Care Council)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/crossreach-the-operating-name-for-the-church-of-scotland-soc-GB-FTS-133376):** 3 procedures (13 awards)
4. **[Richard Irvin FM Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/richard-irvin-fm-limited-coh-11454668):** 2 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[Apex Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/apex-scotland-coh-sc126427):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CHARLES BRAND GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/charles-brand-group-limited-coh-ni622052):** £26m · [Corran Ferry Infrastructure Improvement Scheme (CFIIS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/corran-ferry-infrastructure-improvement-scheme-cfiis-ocds-h6vhtk-04ce12)
2. **[A.W Jenkinson Transport Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/a-w-jenkinson-transport-ltd-coh-08683274):** £23m · [Longman, Invergordon, Seater, Granish Waste Haulage Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-waste-haulage-services-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04e99f)
3. **[Capstone Construction Scotland Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capstone-construction-scotland-ltd-coh-sc224032):** £14m · [52 No New Housing Units, Rosskeen, Ross Shire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/52-no-new-housing-units-rosskeen-ross-shire-ocds-h6vhtk-06d501)
4. **[Barratt Homes](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/barratt-homes-GB-FTS-180470):** £9.1m · [43 No New Housing Units, Milton of Leys, Inverness](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/43-no-new-housing-units-milton-of-leys-inverness-ocds-h6vhtk-06875f)
5. **[Air Charter Scotland Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/air-charter-scotland-ltd-coh-sc303971):** £8.0m · [North Scotland/Wick John O’Groats Airport PSO Scheduled Flight Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-scotland-wick-john-o-groats-airport-pso-scheduled-flight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f648)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 26
- **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 The Highland Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-highland-council-ons-s12000017
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt