Container Shipment of Waste to Shetland
Awarded to Northwards Ltd
Orkney Islands Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 13 November 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 15 December 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
9 live opportunities · 42 awarded contracts
Kirkwall, United Kingdom
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £3,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- Published
- 13 November 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £3,000,000
- Award date
- 6 February 2026
- Contract period
- 31 March 2026 → 31 March 2031
- Contract length
- 5 years
- Bids received
- 1
- Northwards Ltd
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About the winner
Northwards Ltd
- Based in
- Lerwick
3 other contracts from Orkney Islands Council since 2021, worth £4,323,142.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
1
Open and restricted tenders in Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 15% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 70% · Quality 30%
- Method Statement30%
- Price70%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
£180,000
Median of 4,195 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 16.7× the median.
Orkney Islands Council in the last 12 months
27
contracts awarded, worth £20,643,326 in total
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Notice history
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Contract
5 March 2026
Tender Update
22 December 2025
Tender Update
12 December 2025
Contract Notice
13 November 2025
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