Orkney Islands Council: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Orkney Islands Council has published 123 tenders in United Kingdom.

Its buying spans 20 CPV divisions, most often architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services.

Across 50 awarded contracts the median value is £422.5k.

Its published awards total £101.9m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from Orkney Islands Council's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 31 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 40 of their tenders.
They publish about 1.8 tenders a month, measured over 67 months of history.
Half of their 50 awarded contracts are worth £422.5k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services.
Their most frequent suppliers are R Clouston ltd (2), Loganair Limited (2), Northwards Ltd (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
Provision of Post Consent Commercial Advice	QMPF LLP	5 March 2026	£285k
Container Shipment of Waste to Shetland	Northwards Ltd	6 February 2026	£3m
Care Home for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury and Challeng...	Voyage 1 Limited	18 October 2025	£733.6k
Care Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities including Au...	Voyage 1 Limited	31 July 2025	£2.6m
Provision of Owners Engineer for Orkney's Community Wind Far...	Mott MacDonald Limited	28 April 2023	£1.3m
Provision of Business Gateway Services in Orkney	CRC Advisory Ltd	18 April 2023	£395.2k