scope :not_archived, where("=items.status != 'archived'").joins(:provider)
...
scope I18n.t('scopes.all'), :not_archived

Mysql2::Error: Column 'id' in field list is ambiguous
SELECT id FROM `items` INNER JOIN `providers` ON `providers`.`id` = `items`.`provider_id` WHERE `items`.`status` != 'archived'

except(:select)