Official UK procurement notice
ITT Provision of Security Services for Orkney Harbour Authority
Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has a requirement for a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of Security Services to attend cruise / passenger vessels whilst visiting Orkney within the remit of the Council in its role as Statutory Harbour Authority.
- Recurrence: July 2031
CPV: Public security services · Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£850,000
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 (3)
- Service Delivery: 40%
- Contract Management: 30%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Service Delivery: 40
- Contract Management: 30
- Price: 30
- Suitability
The relevant criteria will be included in the SPD module.
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant criteria will be included in the SPD module.
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant criteria will be included in the SPD module.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Closed
- 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 · July 2031
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
OIC/PROC/2415- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066951- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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 mater 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 SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=837510. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:837510) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=837510
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Notice published105 days ago15 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST
- Submission deadline75 days ago14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened75 days ago14 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 64 days1 Jan 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriffs CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.