Orkney Islands Council tenders
Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Orkney Islands Council, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.
Orkney Islands Council currently has 3 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 136 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Construction & Works, Transport & Logistics and Architecture & Design. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.
What Orkney Islands Council buys
Typical contract size
Based on 121 award notices with values recorded.
Procurement activity
Orkney Islands Council procurement over time
Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.
Live Orkney Islands Council tenders
Provision of 2027 Refit Services MV Eynhallow
Provision of Kerbside Collections and Associated Services for the Islands of Eday, Sanday, Stronsay, Westray, North Ronaldsay, Papa Westray, Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre
Dynamic Purchasing - Construction, Civil Engineering and associated works REVISED
Recent awards by Orkney Islands Council
- Cormack Aircraft Services Ltd£550,00029 Aug 2026
Supply of One Pre-Owned Aircraft
- Cormack Aircraft Services Ltd£550,00029 Aug 2026
Supply of One Pre-Owned Aircraft
- Firntec Ltd£166,80028 Aug 2026
Provision of Domestic Stock Condition Surveys
- Firntec Ltd£166,80028 Aug 2026
Provision of Domestic Stock Condition Surveys
- Heddle Construction Ltd£14,053,31524 Aug 2026
Orkney Community Wind Farms (OCWF) - Balance of Plant Contract
- Heddle Construction Ltd£14,053,31524 Aug 2026
Orkney Community Wind Farms (OCWF) - Balance of Plant Contract
Contracts expiring at Orkney Islands Council
Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.
- Provision of Additional Bow Thruster MV Varagen£270,000expires 28 Nov 2026Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Provision of 2027 Refit Services MV Eynhallow£506,599expires 21 Jun 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Provision of Specialist Valuation and Contractual Advice£75,000expires 3 Dec 2027Incumbent: Burges Salmon LLP · retender date (Business)
- Invitation to Tender for the Supply and Delivery of Fresh Fish (Re-run)£132,275expires 31 Jan 2028Incumbent: Orkney Fishermen's Society Ltd · retender date (Business)
- Provision of Post Consent Commercial Advice£285,000expires 4 Mar 2028Incumbent: QMPF LLP · retender date (Business)
- Supply and Delivery of General Stationery and Office Paper£262,500expires 31 Mar 2028Incumbent: SINCLAIR OFFICE SUPPLIES · retender date (Business)
- Invitation to Tender for the Supply and Delivery of Frozen Foods£916,818expires 31 May 2028Incumbent: James Wilson (Orkney) Ltd. · retender date (Business)
- Provision of a Children's Rights, Advocacy and Participation Service£246,255expires 30 Jun 2028Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
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About Orkney Islands Council procurement
Orkney Islands Council is a local authority that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Orkney Islands Council's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 310 procurement notices from Orkney Islands Council, including 136 awarded contracts. They issued 52 new notices in the past 12 months, with 3 tenders currently open for bids.
What Orkney Islands Council procures
Orkney Islands Council's procurement activity covers Construction & Works, Transport & Logistics, Architecture & Design and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 121 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £360k, with an average of £2m. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £34m.
How to find Orkney Islands Council tenders
TenderSignal aggregates Orkney Islands Council's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans Kirkwall, Caithness and Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, kirkwall and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Orkney Islands Council and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.
Orkney Islands Council tenders: frequently asked questions
How do I find Orkney Islands Council tenders?
Every Orkney Islands Council notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.
Does Orkney Islands Council have any contracts open now?
Yes. Orkney Islands Council has 3 live tenders accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.
Who wins Orkney Islands Council contracts?
The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.