Awarded contract

Provision of Outdoor Activity Instructors

Details

Buyer: Orkney Islands Council
Supplier(s): Adelong Outdoor Education
Value: £163,800
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 5 December 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender 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 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.

Timeline

Completed: Award date21 November 2025
Completed: Award published5 December 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Orkney Islands Council is the local authority for the Orkney Islands, and buys through a dedicated procurement service led by a service manager. Construction works are sourced through a Dynamic Purchasing System open to approved contractors. Smaller purchases are assessed directly by individual council officers, with formal written quotations sought above a lower threshold. Suppliers must also meet a sustainable procurement policy covering environmental and social standards.

Over the past 5 years, most of Orkney Islands Council's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, transport equipment and architectural and engineering services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@orkney-islands-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@orkney-islands-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@orkney-islands-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@orkney-islands-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@orkney-islands-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@orkney-islands-council.gov