Official UK procurement notice
AP26157 - Temporary Workers Framework
Authority: Arc Property Services Partnership Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to notify the market of Arc Poperty Services Partnership's(the Client) intention to engage with interested organisations regarding a proposed framework for the provision of temporary agency workers.
The framework is anticipated to be established by the Client and made available for use by:
- Arc Property Services Partnership Limited;
- VIA East Midlands Limited; and
- SCAPE Group Limited and its group companies.
The purpose of the engagement is to obtain market feedback and better understand current market capability, delivery models, contractual arrangements and commercial practices before commencing a formal procurement process.
Participation in this engagement exercise will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process.
The Client regularly requires the provision of temporary workers to support operational and professional service requirements across a diverse range of disciplines.
The anticipated framework may be used to source temporary personnel across a broad range of roles, including but not limited to:
- Administrative and business support staff;
- Professional and technical personnel;
- Construction and built environment professionals;
- Project and programme management roles;
- Engineering and surveying disciplines; and
- Other specialist temporary resource requirements.
Health and social care professionals are not within the scope of this proposed framework and will not form part of any subsequent procurement process.
The contracting authorities are exploring the establishment of a single-supplier framework arrangement that will provide an efficient, compliant and flexible route for the engagement of temporary agency workers.
CPV: Placement services of personnel · Recruitment services · Supply services of office personnel · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “AP26157 - Temporary Workers Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
Competition for Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 7962), and who usually turns up
Arc Property Services Partnership Limited has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. Published market evidence for the same work stands beside whatever it has. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 7962) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 60% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 26% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 34 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 42% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid10%
2–35%
4–613%
7+73%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7962Published estimate£4.0m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 80 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–34%
4–613%
7+84%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
- Authority reference
AP26157- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096986- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078784Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
14 Oct 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published7 days ago14 Oct 2026, 12:59 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 27 days16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Client is seeking feedback from employment businesses, recruitment agencies, managed service providers and other relevant organisations regarding:
Contract Form:
The proposal to utilise the NEC4 Framework Contract as the basis of the framework arrangement, including:
- Suitability of the NEC4 Framework Contract for temporary labour provision;
- Suitability of our bespoke amendments and call-off arrangements under the NEC4;
- Performance management mechanisms within the market;
- Service level arrangements within the market; and
- Practical operational considerations.
Framework Structure:
Views on:
- Single-supplier versus multi-supplier arrangements;
- Call-off processes;
- Pricing mechanisms and charging structures;
- Approach to inflation and market fluctuations; and
- Reporting and management information requirements within the market.
Delivery Model:
Feedback on:
- Supply chain management for service provider;
- Agency worker compliance;
- Vetting and onboarding processes;
- Availability of specialist skills (particularly in site management); and
- Worker substitution arrangements.
Procurement Approach:
Comments regarding:
- Proportionate selection and award criteria;
- Appropriate contract KPIs;
- Market risks and mitigations;
- Barriers to participation; and
- Opportunities to improve competition and value for money.
At this stage, no procurement has commenced and no commitment is made regarding the future procurement strategy or timetable. The Client anticipates undertaking preliminary engagement during the pre-procurement phase before determining the final procurement structure and documentation.
The engagement may include one or more of the following:
- Supplier questionnaires;
- Individual supplier meetings;
- Requests for written feedback;
- Draft document reviews; and
- Other engagement activities deemed appropriate.
Participation is voluntary.
Interested organisations are invited to register their interest by emailing [email protected] and provide details of:
- Organisation name;
- Contact details;
- Relevant experience in temporary workforce provision;
- Experience operating single-supplier or managed service arrangements; and
- Experience delivering services under NEC-based contracts, where applicable.
Following registration, further information regarding engagement activities will be provided.
This notice is issued solely for market engagement purposes and does not constitute a call for competition, a contract notice or an invitation to tender.
Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with applicable procurement legislation and will be advertised separately.
- Contract startsin 314 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Oct 2026, 12:59 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender