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title: "ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Agency Workers"
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# ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Agency Workers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-tender-for-the-provision-of-agency-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-03c770). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ards and North Down Borough Council: "ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Agency Workers". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ards and North Down Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ards-and-north-down-borough-council-ons-n09000011)
- **Published Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services, Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- **Delivery Location:** UKN09
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,728,767 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-tender-for-the-provision-of-agency-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-03c770#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c770`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-tender-for-the-provision-of-agency-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-03c770#tl-md)

## Description
Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Agency Workers.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Operational
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Agency Workers. Additional information: The contract value for Lot 1 is an estimated cost only and the initial contract period is for two years.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Admin and Professional
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Agency Workers. Additional information: The contract value for Lot 2 is an estimated cost only and the initial contract period is for two years.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Operational (active)
  - Award id: `031099-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00975677`
  - Value: £3,510,798 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Admin and Professional (active)
  - Award id: `031099-2023-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **HONEYCOMB JOBS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-95950`
  - Value: £1,217,969 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Operational (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,510,798
  - Signed Date: 12/10/2023

- **Contract:** Admin and Professional (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,217,969
  - Signed Date: 02/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031099-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-20T15:21:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T03:02:42.182Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c770