Closed tender

ITQ Provision of Services to Support the Delivery of Young Person's Support

Details

Buyer: Orkney Islands Council
Value: £300,000
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 7 July 2026
Submission: 28 July 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to support the delivery of an early intervention and engagement programme aligned to the principles of No-One Left Behind by providing flexible, user-based support and training to young people aged between 16-24 years. This Project will run until 31 March 2027. Lot 1: To support the delivery of an early intervention and engagement programme aligned to the principles of No-One Left Behind by providing flexible, user-based support and training to young people aged between 16-24 years. This Project will run until 31 March 2027. Working in partnership with OIC employability team, the service provider will develop innovative solutions / programmes to support young people at Stages 1 & 2 of the employability pipeline.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published7 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date28 July 2026

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. Contract opportunities are advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland Portal, with larger opportunities also published on Find a Tender. 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. A public contracts register lists the council's current and past agreements. Suppliers must also meet a sustainable procurement policy covering environmental and social standards.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

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.

Relevant CPV codes

80000000 · Education and training services
80400000 · Adult and other education 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