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Orkney Islands Council

ITT Provision of Security Services for Orkney Harbour Authority

Business ServicesCPV 75241000
Value£850,000
Deadline14 Aug 2026
Published15 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide

£850,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 15 Jul 2026ClosedCloses 14 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Denise Link
Denise.link@orkney.gov.uk
+44 01856873535

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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Contract value in context
£850ktotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£22.3m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Government & Public Administration band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,438 valued Government & Public Administration tenders in our corpus.

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Orkney Islands Council has published 113 notices across all categories, and 47% of its awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

The Authority has a requirement for a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of Security Services to attend cruise / passenger vessels whilst visiting Orkney within the remit of the Council in its role as Statutory Harbour Authority.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc3d
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
066951-2026
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