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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£54.2M

Total spend

90

Contract awards

38

Unique suppliers

£861K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has awarded 90 contracts worth £54.2M to 38 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £861K, with the top five suppliers holding 81% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Top-five suppliers hold 81% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
LOCHS MOTOR TRANSPORT LTD1£20.1M
Bethesda Care Home and Hospice1£15.0M
Risk Management Partners Ltd12£4.1M
Williamson Foodservice3£3.0M
Dasan solutions LTD2£1.7M
Breedon Hebrides2£1.4M
Lewis & Harris Grounds Maintenance4£1.3M
David,s Garden Machinery4£1.1M
GRILLBURGER (FROZEN FOODS) LIMITED1£1.0M
Zurich Insurance8£955K
MACAULAY ASKERNISH LTD1£861K
W J MacDonald3£765K
DirectFlight2£575K
OLM Systems Ltd1£379K
MacLean's Bakery (Benbecula) Ltd2£360K
Stag Bakeries Limited2£360K
P and J Furey LTD Cross Stores1£255K
FAUN Zoeller (UK) Limited1£182K
Graham & Sibbald1£160K
Scotplay and Sports Limited1£153K

Procurement categories

What Comhairle nan Eilean Siar buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Financial and insurance services

66
22 awards£5.2M

Repair and maintenance services

50
21 awards£0

Construction work

45
12 awards£2.6M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
10 awards£4.0M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
8 awards£1.7M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
4 awards£4.0M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
3 awards£20.7M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
1 award£37K

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
1 award£153K

Real estate services

70
1 award£160K

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
1 award£10K

Health and social work services

85
1 award£15.0M

Recent contracts

Latest Comhairle nan Eilean Siar contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Valuation Services 12 October 2026 – 31 August 2031

Graham & Sibbald · 2026-10-06

£160K

Barra

W J MacDonald · 2026-10-04

£255K

Uist

W J MacDonald · 2026-10-04

£255K

Lewis

P and J Furey LTD Cross Stores · 2026-10-04

£255K

Harris

W J MacDonald · 2026-10-04

£255K

Feasibility Study and Development of Pilot Scheme - Uist Repopulation Zone

31ten Consulting · 2026-09-23

£10K

Lewis and Harris School and Public Bus Service 2026-31

LOCHS MOTOR TRANSPORT LTD · 2026-09-21

£20.1M

Lifeline Air Services Benbecula – Stornoway 3 August 2026 – 31 March 2028

DirectFlight · 2026-09-01

£288K

Lifeline Air Services Benbecula – Stornoway 3 August 2026 – 31 March 2028

DirectFlight · 2026-08-31

£288K

Lewis

Williamson Foodservice · 2026-08-03

£1.0M

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1

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1

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7

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Market analysis

Bidding into Comhairle nan Eilean Siar — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

77%

Awards to SMEs

81%

Top-5 supplier share

2%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 77% of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

How much does Comhairle nan Eilean Siar spend on procurement?

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar awarded 90 contracts totalling £54.2M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 38 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £861K.

Who are Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar by total award value are LOCHS MOTOR TRANSPORT LTD, Bethesda Care Home and Hospice, Risk Management Partners Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 81% of contract value.

What does Comhairle nan Eilean Siar buy from suppliers?

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's procurement is concentrated in financial and insurance services, repair and maintenance services, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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