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title: "Provision of Planning Enforcement Direct Action Contractor"
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# Provision of Planning Enforcement Direct Action Contractor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-planning-enforcement-direct-action-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5ba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Orkney Islands Council: "Provision of Planning Enforcement Direct Action Contractor". Published status: active. Published Value: £750,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Orkney Islands Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental institution building or planning, Environmental management, Environmental planning, Environmental quality control services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM65
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-planning-enforcement-direct-action-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5ba#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e5ba`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-planning-enforcement-direct-action-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5ba#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-planning-enforcement-direct-action-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5ba#participate

## Description
Orkney Islands Council wish to appoint a contractor (or contractors) to carry out various works on an as-required basis by the Council acting as Planning Authority, specifically in relation to its enforcement function. This is necessary for the credibility integrity of the planning process. Contractors are welcome to bid for one lot only or as many of the lot combinations as they wish.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Demolitions and General Construction
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90710000, 90712000, 90712500, 90714500
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Demolition of buildings / structures
Alterations to buildings / structures
Construction of replacement buildings / structures (e.g. reinstatement of buildings demolished without consent)
Further detail included in the Specification, located within th...

### Lot 2: Works to Existing Built Properties
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90710000, 90712000, 90712500, 90714500
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Removal and replacement of windows / doors / external materials / roof vents / roof lights / rainwater goods and fittings
Installation of air source heat pump enclosures
Painting and external finishing
Removal of advertisements
Erection of fences / b...

### Lot 3: Works to Land Including Engineering Operations
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90710000, 90712000, 90712500, 90714500
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Upgrading access junctions with the public road, including appropriate road construction and surfacing, line painting
Paving, formation of hard standings and paths
Drainage and groundworks
Landscaping and planting (including tree works)
Further detai...

### Lot 4: Site Clearances
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90710000, 90712000, 90712500, 90714500
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Clearing land of vehicles (often including caravans)
Clearing land of scrap metal (often including shipping containers)
Clearing land of other refuse / scrap wood / construction materials / agricultural scrap
Further detail can be found in the Specif...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078168-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-17T13:46:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:52:23.428Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5ba