The Aperlena Verdict
Incumbent-lockedBill Mackie Engineering Ltd has won 5 of the last 6 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. Winning here means displacing an incumbent, so price the effort accordingly.
Based on 6 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Description
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- Documents in English.
Official source
Source: Public Contracts Scotland
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 6 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €599,809
- Median award
- €126,355
- Middle half of past awards
- €88,820 to €206,353
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Construction of a New Wheelhouse MV Eynhallow €285,573
- Provision of 2026 Refit Services MV Graemsay €79,045
- Provision of 2026 Refit Services MV Eynhallow €90,644
- Provision of 2026 Refit Services MV Nordic Sea €88,212
- Provision of 2026 Refit Services MV Hoy Head €162,067
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileOrkney Islands Council
- notices in the register
- 40
- awards
- 20
- awarded in total
- €2.0M
Who wins its contracts
Moderately concentrated- different companies won its awards
- 14
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 42%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 19 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mackie Engineering Ltd | 5 | €641,083 | Mar 2026 |
| Macduff Shipyards Limited | 1 | €285,573 | Jul 2026 |
Based on 6 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
2 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 67% of the open notices in Repair & maintenance services across Europe.
- open now in Repair & maintenance services
- 5,006
- median open notice
- €220,829
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Repair & maintenance services
- different companies won awards here
- 342
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 207
Based on 450 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
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