https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/20/serco_bags_450m_ferry_and_freight_deal_to_orkney_islands/

Brit outsourcing giant Serco was today named preferred bidder for a six-year £450m ferry and freight services contract between the Scottish mainland and the Orkney and Shetland islands.

Serco has been running the service since 2012 and there is an option for Scottish ministers to extend the new contract for a further two years, valued at a further £160m.