Contract award · 5 Mar 2025

Provision of Social Care Workers

Orkney Islands Council awarded “Provision of Social Care Workers” to MedGen Ltd Scotland, Randstad, Seven Resourcing Limited for £2.61m.

No competitionCommunity & personal servicesScotland

Value £2.61m
WinnersMedGen Ltd Scotland, Randstad +1 more

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Orkney Islands Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£2,606,725
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Community & personal services · Other community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date5 Mar 2025
  2. Published6 Oct 2026Published 580 days after the contract date

Description

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

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