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Provision of Planning Enforcement Direct Action Contractor

Environment & WasteCPV 90710000

Value£750k

Deadline17 Sept 2026

Published17 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 17 Aug 202629 days leftCloses 17 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Dominic Wilson

dominic.wilson@orkney.gov.uk

+44 01856873535

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£750ktotal contract value

median £195k

this tender£0£5.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Environment & Waste band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Orkney Islands Council has published 10 Environment & Waste notices, about every 4 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around December 2026.

47% of Orkney Islands Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Orkney Islands Council wish to appoint a contractor (or contractors) to carry out various works on an as-required basis by the Council acting as Planning Authority, specifically in relation to its enforcement function.

This is necessary for the credibility integrity of the planning process.

Contractors are welcome to bid for one lot only or as many of the lot combinations as they wish.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidWaste carrier licence / environmental permits
Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)
Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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