Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Highland Council
Top-five suppliers hold 78% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Highland Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
34140000
3414000045210000
4521000050720000
5072000045220000
4522000045230000
4523000072260000
7226000077120000
7712000039710000
3971000034920000
3492000072310000
7231000090510000
9051000085140000
8514000050410000
5041000045310000
4531000033190000
3319000050710000
5071000032420000
3242000079410000
7941000090520000
9052000035110000
35110000Recent contracts
Latest Highland Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Caithness Area - Rewires
Sangster Electrical Ltd · 2026-05-11
£145K
8 Now Housing Units - Slackbuie, Inverness
Tulloch Homes · 2026-05-05
£1.7M
CAL21012 Broadford Primary School - New School
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd · 2026-04-27
£19.5M
Provision of Receipting and Treatment of WUDS/POPS Waste Material
MVV Enviroment Baldovie Ltd · 2026-04-24
£475K
Provision of Receipting and Treatment of WUDS/POPS Waste Material
MVV Enviroment Baldovie Ltd · 2026-04-24
£475K
New Heating Installations, Caithness
EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd · 2026-04-22
£867K
Award of Common Data Environment
Computacenter (UK) Limited · 2026-04-21
£252K
43 No New Housing Units, Milton of Leys, Inverness
Barratt Homes · 2026-04-21
£9.1M
43 No New Housing Units, Milton of Leys, Inverness
Barratt Homes · 2026-04-21
£9.1M
Fire Suppression Systems - Inspection, Servicing, Repairs & Call Outs
G & A Barnie Group Ltd. · 2026-04-14
£415K
Heating, Inverness
EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd · 2026-04-14
£369K
Hilton Offices, Inverness - Phase 3
Compass Building & Construction Services · 2026-04-01
£82K
Adobe Renewal 360
Softcat Plc · 2026-04-01
£70K
Award of CSH24021 - Wick, Heating - Package Order
Sureserve Energy Services UK · 2026-04-01
Award of CSH24021 - Wick - Time Charge Order
EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd · 2026-04-01
Storr Retail Unit - Phase 2 - Isle of Skye
Modular West Ltd · 2026-04-01
£594K
Award of CSH25014 - Sutherland - Time Charge Order
EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd · 2026-04-01
Cloud Managed Services
BrightSolid · 2026-04-01
£2.2M
Award of CSH25010 - Caithness, Heating - Package Order
EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd · 2026-04-01
Award of CS24016 - Inverness Crematorium
Morrison Construction · 2026-04-01
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Open opportunities
Open Highland Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Provision of Skip Services
Deadline: 2026-07-06
£5.3M
New Uig Ferry Passenger Terminal Building
Refurbishment of Bught Stadium & New Home of Shinty Pavilion, Inverness
Refurbishment of Bught Stadium & New Home of Shinty Pavilion, Inverness
North of Scotland Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Partnership
Supply & Delivery of Power Tools & Associated Items, including HAVS & Noise Testing, Servicing & Training + PAT - 2024
Supply & Delivery of Power Tools & Associated Items, including HAVS & Noise Testing, Servicing & Training + PAT - 2024
£224K
Supply & Delivery of Power Tools & Associated Items, including HAVS & Noise Testing, Servicing & Training + PAT - 2024
Refurbishment of Bught Stadium & New Home of Shinty Pavilion, Inverness
Refurbishment of Northern Meeting Park, Inverness
New Uig Ferry Passenger Terminal Building
Market analysis
Bidding into Highland Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
78%
Top-5 supplier share
35d
Avg response window
37d
Median response window
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Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Highland Council
How much does Highland Council spend on procurement?
Highland Council awarded 116 contracts totalling £538.2M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 56 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £6.5M.
Who are Highland Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Highland Council by total award value are EasyGo, Alternative Heat Ltd., Compass Building and Construction Services. The top five suppliers together hold 78% of contract value.
What does Highland Council buy from suppliers?
Highland Council's procurement is concentrated in 34140000, 45210000, 50720000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Highland Council contracts?
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What's the typical response window for Highland Council tenders?
Highland Council typically gives suppliers a median of 37 days to respond (average 35 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
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
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