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Provision of Social Care Workers

Published 6 Oct 2026
6 Oct 2026


Reference: OIC/PROC/2341
Provision of social care workers via agency provision to work within the Homecare, Care Homes, Supported Accommodation and Sheltered Housing within Orkney

Full CPV breakdown

  • 98000000 — Other community, social and personal services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Local authority · General public services
Competition
Direct award (no competition)
Contract type
Services
Bids received
3
Winning supplier
SME
Procurement method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Main category
Services
Legal basis
CELEX 32014L0024
Notice status
Complete
Award status
Active
Covered by GPA
Yes
Language
EN
Published
06 Oct 2026 15:56
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781f3
Notice ID
OIC/PROC/2341

Competition

3
Bids received
3
Bids from SMEs
0
Foreign Bids From E U
0
Foreign Bids From Non E U
0
Electronic bids

Organisations on this notice

Supplier SME
Citibase, 1 St Colme Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6AA, United Kingdom
+44 1312023361
Supplier SME
101 George St, Edinburgh, EH2 3ES, United Kingdom
+44 01312400887
Supplier SME
Oberon House, Adastral Park, Ipswich, IP5 3RE, United Kingdom
+44 07401073084
Sheriff Court
Review Body
Watergate, Kirkwall, KW15 1PD, United Kingdom
+44 01856872110

Lots (1)

Lot 1
Provision of social care workers via agency provision to work within the Homecare, Care Homes, Supported Accommodation and Sheltered Housing within Orkney.
· Cancelled

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Tender

Title Provision of Social Care Workers
Status complete
CPV › Description Other community, social and personal services
Category services
Description Provision of social care workers via agency provision to work within the Homecare, Care Homes, Supported Accommodation and Sheltered Housing within Orkney
Lot › Description Provision of social care workers via agency provision to work within the Homecare, Care Homes, Supported Accommodation and Sheltered Housing within Orkney.
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Type price
Lot › Has options No
Lot › Status cancelled
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description Other community, social and personal services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description Daycare services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKM65
Item › Delivery Location › Description Orkney
Procedure type limited
Procedure Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Covered by GPA
Procurement Method Rationale Classifications › Description Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Reason for this procedure In order to maintain the levels of service provision across the services and comply with legislation additional social care workers have been recruited via Agencies at short notice. The Scotland Excel framework does provide social care workers to Orkney however due to the limited availability of staff available the Authority has a continuing to recruit additional agency staff at short notice outwith the framework., whilst adhering to the Contract Standing Orders governance procedures.

Awards

Status active
Supplier › Supplier 1 › Name MedGen Ltd Scotland
Supplier › Supplier 2 › Name Randstad
Supplier › Supplier 3 › Name Seven Resourcing

Organisations

Party 1 › Name Orkney Islands Council
Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name Orkney Islands Council
Party 1 › Address › Street Council Offices, School Place
Party 1 › Address › Town / city Kirkwall
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM65
Party 1 › Address › Postcode KW15 1NY
Party 1 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 1 › Contact › Name Denise Link
Party 1 › Contact › Telephone +44 01856873535
Party 1 › Contact › Email Denise.link@orkney.gov.uk
Party 1 › Contact › Fax Number +44 01856876158
Party 1 › Role buyer
Party 1 › Link http://www.orkney.gov.uk
Party 1 › Buyer profile https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.a...
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description Regional or local authority
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description General public services
Party 2 › Name MedGen Ltd Scotland
Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name MedGen Ltd Scotland
Party 2 › Address › Street Citibase, 1 St Colme Street
Party 2 › Address › Town / city Edinburgh
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM
Party 2 › Address › Postcode EH3 6AA
Party 2 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 2 › Contact › Telephone +44 1312023361
Party 2 › Role supplier
Party 2 › Business size sme
Party 3 › Name Randstad
Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name Randstad
Party 3 › Address › Street 101 George St
Party 3 › Address › Town / city Edinburgh
Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM
Party 3 › Address › Postcode EH2 3ES
Party 3 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 3 › Contact › Telephone +44 01312400887
Party 3 › Role supplier
Party 3 › Business size sme
Party 4 › Name Seven Resourcing
Party 4 › Identifier › Legal Name Seven Resourcing
Party 4 › Address › Street Oberon House, Adastral Park
Party 4 › Address › Town / city Ipswich
Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKH1
Party 4 › Address › Postcode IP5 3RE
Party 4 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 4 › Contact › Telephone +44 07401073084
Party 4 › Role supplier
Party 4 › Business size sme
Party 5 › Name Sheriff Court
Party 5 › Identifier › Legal Name Sheriff Court
Party 5 › Address › Street Watergate
Party 5 › Address › Town / city Kirkwall
Party 5 › Address › Postcode KW15 1PD
Party 5 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 5 › Contact › Telephone +44 01856872110
Party 5 › Contact › Email kirkwall@scotcourts.gov.uk
Party 5 › Role Review body
Party 5 › Link https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

Buyer

Name Orkney Islands Council

Contracts

Status active
Value › Value £2,666,961
Value › Currency GBP
Signed 5 Mar 2025

Links

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