Official UK procurement notice
Container Shipment of Waste to Shetland
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of shipment of waste materials and provision of standard ISO 20ft containers for the shipment of the majority of waste materials from Orkney to Shetland.
- Recurrence: October 2030
CPV: Containers for waste material · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Method Statement: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Method Statement: 30
- Price: 70
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the ESPD Scotland module.
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the ESPD Scotland module.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · October 2030
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/2264- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019807- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e03eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Tenderers should complete the ESPD (Scotland) contained within the ESPD Module attached to this notice. (SC Ref:823267)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Bids opened311 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline286 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published231 days ago5 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025- Deadline moved to 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT12 Dec 2025, 14:39 GMT+7 days · was 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT22 Dec 2025, 12:44 GMT+18 days · was 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete5 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 15 Dec 2025 | 22 Dec 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 15 Dec 2025 | 22 Dec 2025 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 22 Dec 2025 | 9 Jan 2026 | +18 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 22 Dec 2025 | 9 Jan 2026 | +18 d |
On account of bidders request
This extension is on account of a Bidders Request
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwards LtdSME | £3,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019807-2026-OIC/PROC/2264-1 · Northwards LtdSME
- Signed
- 6 Feb 2026
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkwall Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Northwards LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.