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Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Aquatic Sample Processing and Taxonomic Determination

Composition and purity testing and analysis services
Laboratory services
Research laboratory services
+4 more
Scotland (UKM65)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority): "Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Aquatic Sample Processing and Taxonomic Determination". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityOrkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.7Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 7 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityOrkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published13 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
Last source update13 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationComposition and purity testing and analysis services, Laboratory services, Research laboratory services, Technical inspection and testing services, Technical testing services, Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM65)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05445e
What is being bought
Orkney Islands Council, Marine Services are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of sample processing and taxonomic determination for a 3-year period (with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months). The Contract will commence on 4 August 2025.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    13 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    13 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    13 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    13 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
  5. Published value updated to £300,000
    6 Jun 2025, 12:36 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    6 Jun 2025, 12:36 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    6 Jun 2025, 12:36 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    6 Jun 2025, 12:36 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    6 Jun 2025, 12:36 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Orkney Island Council, Marine Services conducts marine non-native species monitoring as part of its Ballast Water Management Policy (adopted December 2013). During this monitoring programme samples are collected from several locations within Scapa Flow, Orkney. In addition, samples are also collected from visiting yacht mooring (buoys and mooring chains). One overall tender is required for the following, split as detailed below: Project 1 - Non-native species monitoring programme (Option A and Option B). Project 2 - Visiting Yacht Mooring surveys.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    13 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £283,670
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
APEM Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£283,670 · signed 22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)

Contracting authority GB-FTS-10325
View buyer profile

  • Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)
    buyer

    Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, UKM65, KW15 1NY
    Denise.link@orkney.gov.uk
    +44 1856873535

  • APEM Ltd
    supplier

    Riverview, A17 Embankment Business Park,, Vale Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, UKD6, SK4 3GN
    +44 01614428938

  • Sheriffs Court
    reviewBody

    Watergate, Kirkwall, KW15 1PD
    +44 01856872110
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