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Awarded· 8 Apr 2024

Provision of Independent Living Support Services

Orkney Islands Council · Orkney Islands, Scotland

Orkney Islands Council has awarded Provision of Independent Living Support Services. It is a contract for supported living in Orkney Islands.

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Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 20 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

    Age Scotland Orkney

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice · 00:00

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About this tender

In brief

Orkney Islands Council has awarded Provision of Independent Living Support Services. It is a contract for supported living in Orkney Islands. The contract went to Age Scotland Orkney. It was awarded on 8 April 2024. The contract value is £94,819.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 20 October 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000813561.

Summary of the contracting process

See notice for full details.

About this tender

The provision of a support service to those whose care needs are met via a Direct Payment requires to continue. Failure to do so could lead to service delivery breakdown for those who rely on this care, loss of employment to those personal assistants and ultimately care responsibility falling back to the Council as provider of last resort. Provision to be over 12 months commencing on 1 April 2024.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Complete

    The provision of a support service to those whose care needs are met via a Direct Payment requires to continue. Failure to do so could lead to service delivery breakdown for those who rely on this care, loss of employment to those personal assistants and ultimately care responsibility falling back to the Council as provider of last resort. The provision of a support service from 1st April 2024.

    In the first instance this will be for one year and then reviewed.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Supported Living
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Age Scotland Orkney
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Public Contracts Scotland
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£94,819

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: awards.

References

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000813561
CPV code
85100000 - Health services; 85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Orkney Islands Council is based in Orkney Islands. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Orkney Islands
Town
Kirkwall
Postcode
KW15 1NY
Electoral ward
Kirkwall East
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland
Delivery area
Orkney Islands
Region
Scotland
Sub-region
Highlands and Islands
Area
Highlands and Islands
Country
Scotland
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Orkney Islands Council
Category
Services
Contact
Denise Link
Phone
+44 01856873535
Address
Kirkwall, KW15 1NY · Scotland · Scotland
Call +44 01856873535

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Age Scotland Orkney
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Provision of Independent Living Support Services

Who won the Provision of Independent Living Support Services contract?

Orkney Islands Council awarded the contract to Age Scotland Orkney on 8 April 2024.

How much is the Provision of Independent Living Support Services contract worth?

The contract value is £94,819.

Who is the buyer for Provision of Independent Living Support Services?

Orkney Islands Council, based in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The named contact is Denise Link, on +44 01856873535.

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