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Provision of Social Care Workers

Orkney Islands Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 17:37.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

MedGen Ltd Scotland

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Mar 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
094399-2026-OIC/PROC/2341-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM, EH3 6AA, United Kingdom

Randstad

Match processing…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Mar 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
094399-2026-OIC/PROC/2341-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM, EH2 3ES, United Kingdom

Seven Resourcing

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£2.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Mar 2025
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
094399-2026-OIC/PROC/2341-1
Status
active
Location
Ipswich, UKH1, IP5 3RE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85312100 — Daycare services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Provision of social care workers via agency provision to work within the Homecare, Care Homes, Supported Accommodation and Sheltered Housing within Orkney.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
OIC/PROC/2341
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_EXTREME_URGENCY
Description
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Provision of social care workers via agency provision to work within the Homecare, Care Homes, Supported Accommodation and Sheltered Housing within Orkney.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312100
Description
Daycare services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM65

Delivery Location

Description
Orkney

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Orkney Islands Council
Id
GB-FTS-4848

Identifier

Legal Name
Orkney Islands Council

Address

Street Address
Council Offices, School Place
Locality
Kirkwall
Region
UKM65
Postal Code
KW15 1NY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Denise Link
Telephone
+44 01856873535
Fax Number
+44 01856876158

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
MedGen Ltd Scotland
Id
GB-FTS-142746

Identifier

Legal Name
MedGen Ltd Scotland

Address

Street Address
Citibase, 1 St Colme Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM
Postal Code
EH3 6AA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312023361

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Randstad
Id
GB-FTS-187350

Identifier

Legal Name
Randstad

Address

Street Address
101 George St
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM
Postal Code
EH2 3ES
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 01312400887

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 4
Name
Seven Resourcing
Id
GB-FTS-187351

Identifier

Legal Name
Seven Resourcing

Address

Street Address
Oberon House, Adastral Park
Locality
Ipswich
Region
UKH1
Postal Code
IP5 3RE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 07401073084

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 5
Name
Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-64913

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address
Watergate
Locality
Kirkwall
Postal Code
KW15 1PD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 01856872110

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
094399-2026-OIC/PROC/2341-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-142746
Name
MedGen Ltd Scotland
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-187350
Name
Randstad
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-187351
Name
Seven Resourcing

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
094399-2026-OIC/PROC/2341-1
Award ID
094399-2026-OIC/PROC/2341-1
Status
active
Date Signed
5 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,666,961
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kirkwall · UKM65 · KW15 1NY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM65

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 094399-2026award, contract ·