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Orkney Islands Council
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Total contracts
48
Known spend
£200m
46 disclosed
Average value
£4m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Randstad
2 winslatest 06 Oct 2026£5m
- 2
MedGen Ltd Scotland
2 winslatest 06 Oct 2026£5m
- 3
Seven Resourcing
2 winslatest 06 Oct 2026£5m
- 4
Voyage 1 Limited
2 winslatest 20 Apr 2026£3m
- 5
Nordex UK Ltd.
1 winlatest 25 Jul 2025£40m
- 6
R Clouston ltd
1 winlatest 13 Apr 2026£4m
- 7
Northwards Ltd
1 winlatest 05 Mar 2026£3m
- 8
James Wilson (Orkney) Ltd.
1 winlatest 13 Oct 2025£1m
- 9
Ypeople
1 winlatest 13 Oct 2025£705,853
- 10
Harper Macleod LLP
1 winlatest 06 Mar 2025£500,000
What they buy
By CPV categorySewage, refuse & cleaningCPV 90
9 contracts · £8m
Construction worksCPV 45
6 contracts · £116m
Transport equipmentCPV 34
6 contracts · £745,097
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
5 contracts · £8m
Business servicesCPV 79
4 contracts · £2m
Community & personal servicesCPV 98
3 contracts · £5m
Repair & maintenanceCPV 50
3 contracts · £5m
Health & social workCPV 85
3 contracts · £4m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 3 x 3.5t Tippers (31793)
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (8 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Feb 2027).
Feb 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (48)
Measured term contract for the orkney mainland 2025 - 2028
The works comprise; a) Daily reactive maintenance, which may involve all building trades, to various properties. b) Providing a 24 hour responsive repair service, with out of hours
Supply and delivery of general stationery and office paper
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement to enter into a contract with suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the supply and delivery of a range of general stationery p
Provision of post consent commercial advice
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for an expert financial/commercial adviser in relation to the development of three wind farm sites comprising Orkney’s Community Wind Farm
Care home for adults with learning disabilities including autism
Specialist Residential Care Services for people complex needs. Specialist residential care for adults with complex needs provision. Additional information: Duration of contract not
Provision of services for radon gas testing at various council owned properties 2026-2029
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for a Contractor to undertake the testing of Radon Gas at various commercial and domestic properties across Orkney Islands Council (OIC) es
Invitation to tender for the restoration of the st magnus cathedral organ
Orkney Islands Council seeks a suitably qualified and experienced provider to support the restoration of the St Magnus Cathedral Organ, Kirkwall, Orkney. Orkney Islands Council see
Container shipment of waste to shetland
The 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. The provider
Proposed 25 house development at coplands road stromness
The works comprises the construction of a 25 House Development at Garson, Stromness. The Development is split over 2 adjacent serviced greenfield sites on Coplands Road. Site 1 – N
Provision of specialist valuation and contractual advice
Orkney Islands Council as a statutory Planning Authority has the means to enter agreements with third parties under Section 75 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 in order to restr
Provision of nursery operator services
Orkney Islands Council seek expressions of interest from providers/concessionaires who are interested in providing childcare to up to 51 0-5 year old children, within a Council own
Provision of a managing agent to deliver the home and energy efficient scotland : area based scheme in orkney
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement to appoint a suitably qualified managing agent to deliver the Home Energy Efficient Scheme : Area Based Scheme in Orkney. The requirement r
Provision of food law intervention services
Orkney Islands Council as the Competent Food Authority for the County of Orkney is inviting tenders for the provision of programmed food law interventions at food businesses throug
Invitation to tender for young persons supported accommodation service
The provision of a young persons supported accommodation service for homeless young people between the ages of 16 to 25 at two locations within the main towns of Orkney, one in Kir
Invitation to tender for the supply and delivery of groceries and provisions
The Authority and NHS Orkney requires the supply and delivery of Groceries and Provisions to a number of authority establishments throughout Orkney and Balfour Hospital. The Author
Dynamic purchasing - construction, civil engineering and associated works
Orkney Islands Council is extending its existing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for all construction, Civil Engineering and associated works for a 60 month period. This will repla
Dynamic purchasing - construction, civil engineering and associated works revised
Orkney Islands Council is extending its existing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for all construction, Civil Engineering and associated works for a 60 month period. This will repla
Provision of occupational health services
Orkney Islands Council (the Authority) has a requirement for the provision of a formal Occupational Health Service with the clear priority duty of the contractor being to provide a
Orkney community wind farms - turbine supply agreement & full service agreement
Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) and Full Service Agreement (FSA) comprising the design, supply, transportation, installation, commissioning operation and maintenance of up to 18 No.
Invitation to tender for the provision of asbestos surveys and associated works 2025-2028
Asbestos surveys and associated works across the OIC property estate or where staff occupy space. Surveys will be for both domestic and non-domestic properties including circulatio
Consultancy services for architectural services 2024 - 2029
Architectural Services as detailed within the contract documents. Architectural and design consultancy services on a range of projects, some of which are identified within the cont