Orkney Islands Council: tenders, contracts and bids

Orkney Islands Council has awarded 52 contracts since October 2023, usually worth about £171k over 36 months. Its earlier open tenders drew a median of 2 bids, which we call few bidders.

Fewer bids than 91% of the 847 UK public buyers we can rate.

Orkney Islands Council: key facts

Open tenders now: 1
Coming soon: 0
Contracts ending within 12 months: 2
Usual bids per tender: 2few bidders
Contracts awarded since Oct 2023: 52
Usual contract: £171k36 months

What is Orkney Islands Council buying now?

1 open tender.

Tender	Closes	Value
Provision of Kerbside Collections and Associated Services for the Islands of Eday, Sanday, Stronsay, Westray, North Ronaldsay, Papa Westray, Rousay, Egilsay and	2 Nov 2026	£1.1m

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Which of its contracts end soon?

2 contracts from this buyer end in the next 12 months and may be re-tendered. Which ones, with their end dates, is for signed-in users of BidCount.

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Mostly tenders in: Cleaning, waste & environment.

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To cite this page: Orkney Islands Council tenders and bid counts, BidCount, https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council, updated 9 Oct 2026.