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Public sector contracts from Orkney Islands Council

Orkney Islands Council is a local authority that has published 18 contract awards since 2023.

5 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 10 different suppliers.

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5
Awards, last 12 months
18
Awards since 2021
10
Distinct suppliers
£56k
Median contract value
0
Expiring in 18 months

Most recent award recorded 4 Aug 2026.

Overview

Published contract values total £1.4m, with a median of £56k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.

Its most active procurement category is vehicles and transport equipment.

Motus Commercials Derby appears most frequently, holding 6 awards.

No contracts with a recorded end date are due to expire in the next eighteen months.

Awards per quarter

Q3 241Q1 251Q2 251Q3 251Q4 252Q1 261Q2 261Q3 261

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council NEPO GM & P Lot 2 - 3 x 3.5t Diesel Forklift Trucks (New) (32385)James A Cuthbertson Limited£143k4 Aug 2026
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 3 x 3.5t Tippers (31793)A M Phillip Trucktech Ltd£141k16 Jun 2026
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t Vehicle with Tipping Body & Tail Lift (27646)Motus Commercials Derby£42k26 Feb 2026
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 2 x 3.5t Vehicle with Dropside & Tail Lift (27698)Iveco Limited£87k11 Nov 2025
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t Vehicle with Tipping Body & Tail Lift (27117)Motus Commercials Derby£44k6 Oct 2025
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t Dropside with Crane (26776)Motus Commercials Derby£56k8 Sept 2025
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t Van Mounted Access Platform (25239)Renault Truck£84k13 May 2025
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 1 - 1 x 5 Door 7-Seater MPV (23622)Motus Commercials Derby£28k20 Feb 2025
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x Medium Panel Van (21896)Motus Commercials Derby£30k20 Sept 2024
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council BNES Bus Lot 3 - 2 x 15 Seat Wheelchair Accessible Minibuses (21580)WN Vtech T/A Mellor Coachcraft£266k16 Aug 2024
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 1 - 1 x 7 Seat Electric Car (18932)Motus Commercials Derby£27k22 Jul 2024
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council BNES Bus Lot 2 - 1 x 16 Seat Minibus (19592)Courtside Conversions Limited£46k3 May 2024
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council BNES Bus Lot 2 - 1 x Electric Disabled Access Minibus (16675)GM Coachworks£47k20 Feb 2024
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council BNES Bus Lot 3 - 1 x New 15-seater Disabled access minibus, driver + 15 passengers or up to 6 wheelchairs. (18255)EVM Direct Limited£131k15 Jan 2024
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 3 - 2 x 6.5-7t Pick-ups with Tipping Body (18189)Iveco Limited£110k5 Dec 2023
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 2 x 3.5t Pick-ups with Tipping Body & Tail Lift (18188)A M Phillip Trucktech Ltd£94k5 Dec 2023
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x Double Cab 4x4 Pick-up (18190)A M Phillip Trucktech Ltd£30k24 Nov 2023
GB-Kirkwall: TPPL Orkney Islands Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 4x4 Double Cab Pick-Up (15978)Ford Motor Co. Ltd Self Billing£32k11 Jul 2023

Who they buy from

Most frequent suppliers

  1. 01Motus Commercials Derby6 awards
  2. 02A M Phillip Trucktech Limited3 awards
  3. 03Iveco Limited2 awards
  4. 04WN Vtech T/A Mellor Coachcraft1 award
  5. 05James A. Cuthbertson, Limited1 award
  6. 06EVM Direct Limited1 award
  7. 07Renault Truck1 award
  8. 08GM Coachworks Limited1 award
  9. 09Courtside Conversions Limited1 award
  10. 10Ford Motor Co. Ltd Self Billing1 award

What they buy

Most active categories

The CPV codes on this work

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Common questions

Orkney Islands Council, in short

Who does Orkney Islands Council award contracts to?

Across 18 contracts recorded since 2021, Orkney Islands Council has used 10 different suppliers. The most frequent are Motus Commercials Derby (6 contracts), A M Phillip Trucktech Limited (3 contracts), Iveco Limited (2 contracts).

What does Orkney Islands Council buy?

Its most active procurement categories are vehicles and transport equipment, industrial machinery. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

When do Orkney Islands Council contracts come up for renewal?

No contracts awarded by Orkney Islands Council currently have a recorded end date within the next 18 months. Not every award notice publishes an end date, so this is a floor rather than a complete picture.

How much does Orkney Islands Council spend on contracts?

Published values total £1.4m across the 18 contracts that state one, with a median of £56k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.

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Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals.