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Provision of Social Care Workers

Orkney Islands Council

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06 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Orkney Islands Council procured agency social care workers to support its Homecare, Care Homes, Supported Accommodation and Sheltered Housing services across Orkney. The requirement covers staffing supplied through agencies to work within these services, rather than a stated package of care delivered by one provider. This is social care staffing and social work services (CPV 85312100). The council’s stated reason was to maintain service levels and meet legislative requirements when additional workers were needed at short notice. The work is based in Orkney. Three agencies—Randstad, MedGen Ltd Scotland and Seven Resourcing—were selected to supply workers for the requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Randstad, MedGen Ltd Scotland and Seven Resourcing for the single requirement. The active contract was signed on 5 March 2025 and has a stated value of £2,606,725. The contract period is not recorded in the available process details. The council used a limited procedure without publishing a prior competition, citing the urgent need to recruit agency staff at short notice, continuing limited staff availability through the Scotland Excel framework, and the need to maintain services and comply with legislation while following its governance procedures. The award basis was price. Three bids were recorded. The requirement was not divided into separate lots.

For agencies specialising in social care recruitment, this award demonstrates demand from Orkney Islands Council for workers across homecare, care homes, supported accommodation and sheltered housing. A credible competitor would need to recruit and supply social care staff at short notice, with enough reach to serve several types of care setting in Orkney and help the council maintain service levels and meet its legal obligations. The stated rationale also indicates that the existing framework route did not provide enough available staff for the requirement, so a supplier’s ability to access additional workforce capacity would be commercially relevant. The three selected providers show that the requirement was shared among multiple agencies. Price was the stated award basis, making competitive pricing important alongside the ability to provide the required staff.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Social Care Workers

Notice Description

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

Lot Information

Lot 1

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

Procurement Information

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000829920
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566094
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85312100 - Daycare services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,606,725 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Orkney Islands Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KIRKWALL
Postcode
KW15 1NY
Postcode Area
Kirkwall
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM65 Orkney Islands
Local Authority
Orkney Islands
Electoral Ward
Kirkwall East
Westminster Constituency
Orkney and Shetland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Randstad

MedGen Ltd Scotland

Seven Resourcing Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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