Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Shetland Islands Council
Top-five suppliers hold 78% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Shetland Islands Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
454471346072774879758085091550637073Recent contracts
Latest Shetland Islands Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Pitt Lane Demolitions, Lerwick, Shetland
Shetland Plant Hire Ltd · 2026-09-28
£254K
Asbestos Removal and Plant Decommissioning, Knab, Lerwick, Shetland
Enviraz (Scotland) Limited · 2026-09-23
£108K
Tingwall Airport Preventative Maintenance and Standby
Ness Engineering · 2026-08-11
£55K
General Fasteners
GPH Builders Merchants · 2026-07-29
General Hardware
Würth UK · 2026-07-29
Garage Doors and Spares
GPH Builders Merchants · 2026-07-29
Metal Fastenings
Huws Gray Ltd · 2026-07-29
Architectural Ironmongery
DITT Construction Ltd · 2026-07-29
Spur Shelving
DITT Construction Ltd · 2026-07-29
Power Tool Accessories
DITT Construction Ltd · 2026-07-29
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Market analysis
Bidding into Shetland Islands Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
90%
Awards to SMEs
78%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 90% of Shetland Islands Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Shetland Islands Council
How much does Shetland Islands Council spend on procurement?
Shetland Islands Council awarded 100 contracts totalling £80.1M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 61 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.1M.
Who are Shetland Islands Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Shetland Islands Council by total award value are BAM Nuttall Ltd, WORLD FUEL SERVICES EUROPE LTD, C W Johnson Plant Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 78% of contract value.
What does Shetland Islands Council buy from suppliers?
Shetland Islands Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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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.
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