Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place
Kirkwall
KW15 1NY
UK
Contact person: Dominic Wilson
Telephone: +44 01856873535
E-mail: dominic.wilson@orkney.gov.uk
Fax: +44 01856876158
NUTS: UKM65
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.orkney.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Domestic Stock Condition Surveys
Reference number: OIC/PROC/2383
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71315300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Orkney Islands Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to undertake domestic Stock Condition Surveys (SCS) including full Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) assessments across its social rented housing stock. The commission will cover approximately 1,050 properties over a three year period, with around one third of the stock surveyed annually.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
166 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71315300
71251000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM65
Main site or place of performance:
Orkney Islands
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Orkney Islands Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to undertake domestic Stock Condition Surveys (SCS) including full Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) assessments across its social rented housing stock. The commission will cover approximately 1,050 properties over a three year period, with around one third of the stock surveyed annually.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-052153
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: OIC/PROC/2383
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Firntec Ltd
4a Darklake View
Plymouth
PL6 7TL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 166 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court of Court of Session.
(SC Ref:841362)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kirkwall Sheriff Court
Watergate
Kirkwall
KW15 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 1856872110
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/09/2026