Provision of 2026 Refit Services MV Varagen
Awarded to Bill Mackie Engineering Ltd
Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)(buyer)
- Published
- Published 1 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 9 January 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)
BuyerKirkwall, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Orkney Islands Council (Harbour Authority)
BuyerKirkwall, United Kingdom
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Closed
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £220,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Published
- 1 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £132,211
- Award date
- 20 January 2026
- Contract period
- 16 February 2026 → 2 March 2026
- Against estimate
- 40% below
- Bids received
- 1
- Bill Mackie Engineering Ltd
This contract ended on 2 March 2026.
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About the winner
Bill Mackie Engineering Ltd
- Based in
- peterhead
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
1
Open and restricted tenders in Repair and maintenance services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 17% received only one.
Market context
Typical award in Repair and maintenance services
£103,014
Median of 7,858 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 28% above the median.
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Notice history
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Contract
2 February 2026
Contract Notice
1 December 2025
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