Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Outdoor Activity Instructors
Notice Description
Orkney Islands Council ("the Council") is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide two qualified outdoor activity instructional staff to be available to provide outdoor activity instruction based from the Hoy and Birsay Outdoor Centres within Orkney for the 2026 season with 2 x 12 month options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, to be held at the Council's discretion, based on satisfactory performance by the contractor.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Council has provided outdoor activity instruction to local schools and youth groups over a number of years and has a requirement to continue this provision for the 2026, 2027 and 2028 seasons, with outdoor activity instructors to lead and work alongside Council staff to provide a varied programme of outdoor activity for range of children and young people between the ages of 8 and 16.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situation referred to in Regulation 8(1) of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Renewal: Initial term of 12 months with an Authority held option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000810128
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545070
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80310000 - Youth education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £171,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £171,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £163,800 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Bruce Pinkerton
- Contact Email
- procurement@orkney.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1856873535
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KIRKWALL
- Postcode
- KW15 1NY
- Post Town
- Kirkwall
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM65 Orkney Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539166&idx=1
12th September 2025 - Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP539166&idx=2
12th September 2025 - Compliance Statement -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539166
Provision of Outdoor Activity Instructors - Orkney Islands Council ("the Council") is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide two qualified outdoor activity instructional staff to be available to provide outdoor activity instruction based from the Hoy and Birsay Outdoor Centres within Orkney for the 2026 season with 2 x 12 month options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, to be held at the Council's discretion, based on satisfactory performance by the contractor. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545070
Provision of Outdoor Activity Instructors - Orkney Islands Council ("the Council") is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide two qualified outdoor activity instructional staff to be available to provide outdoor activity instruction based from the Hoy and Birsay Outdoor Centres within Orkney for the 2026 season with 2 x 12 month options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, to be held at the Council's discretion, based on satisfactory performance by the contractor.
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