Official UK procurement notice
C1159 Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS
Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCategory 1 - Frontline (Belfast)
Category 2 - Frontline (Outside Belfast)
Category 3 - General Support Staff (Belfast)
Category 4 - General Support Staff (Outside Belfast)
Category 5 - Finance, Regulation, Tax and Audit
Category 6 - Engineering and Project Management
Category 7 - HR and legal
Category 8 - Procurement
Category 9 - Scientific (Belfast)
Category 10 - Scientific (Outside Belfast)
Category 11 - ICT
- Recurrence: February 2027
CPV: Recruitment services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 11 of themEvery one of these 11 lots carries the same published figure, £8,000,000: it is the dynamic market's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #11. Frontline (Belfast)AwardedRenewalceiling above
"The anticipated contract value is £6m but is likely to be in the range of £5m to £10m.
This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account such changes to the demand and scale which may result from future operational requirements.
The total value of the contract includes all 11 categories, spend per category will be dependant on usage, due to the reactive nature of the contract" Additional information: Cateogries awarded
Category 1 - Frontline (Belfast) Riada Resourcing Ltd
Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
Category 2 - Frontline (Outside Belfast) Riada Resourcing Ltd
Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
Category 3 - General Support Staff (Belfast) Riada Resourcing Ltd
Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
CPL Resources PLC
Category 4 - General Support Staff (Outside Belfast) Riada Resourcing Ltd
Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
CPL Resources PLC
Category 5 - Finance, Regulation, Tax and Audit Riada Resourcing Ltd
Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
MCS Personnel Ltd
Category 6 - Engineering and Project Management Riada Resourcing Ltd
Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
MCS Personnel Ltd
Category 7 - HR and legal MCS Personnel Ltd
Riada Resourcing Ltd
Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
Category 8 - Procurement Riada Resourcing Ltd
MCS Personnel Ltd
Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
Category 9 - Scientific (Belfast) - MCS Personnel Ltd
- Riada Resourcing Ltd
- CPL Resources PLC
Category 10 - Scientific (Outside Belfast) - MCS Personnel Ltd
- Riada Resourcing Ltd
- CPL Resources PLC
Category 11 - ICT - MCS Personnel Ltd
- Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd
- CPL Resources PLC
Lot #22. Frontline (Outside Belfast)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #33. General Support Staff (Belfast) (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #44. General Support Staff (Outside Belfast) (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #55. Finance, Regulation, Tax and Audit (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #66. Engineering and Project Management (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #77. HR and Legal (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #88. Procurement (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #99. Scientific (Belfast) (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #1010. Scientific (Outside Belfast) (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
Lot #1111. ICT (Level 4 – Level 7)Renewalceiling above
Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent resourcing) DPS Please refer to DRAFT Specification for further details on requirements. Additional information: Please note the value £8million covers all lots and individual lot values are to be confirmed.
What 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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 80 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “C1159 Employment Agency Contract (Temp, Temp to Perm and Permanent…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · February 2027
- First published
- 28 Sept 2022, 14:00 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2023, 09:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024739- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036c24Find a Tender
Publisher note: "The anticipated contract value is £6m but is likely to be in the range of £5m to £10m. This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account such changes to the demand and scale which may result from future operational requirements. The total value of the contract includes all 11 categories, spend per category will be dependant on usage, due to the reactive nature of the contract"
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 1 Feb 2026
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Aug 2023 → 1 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published23 Aug 2023, 09:45 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends264 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Feb 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Aug 2023- Status changed to complete23 Aug 2023, 09:45 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Aug 2023, 09:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 024739-2023-1
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NI Water and its subsidiariesContracting authorityWater
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Nii WaterReview body
- Nothern Ireland WaterReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
4 commercial parties on the notice- CPL RESOURCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAdmitted to the market
- MCS PERSONNEL LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- RIADA RESOURCING LTDAdmitted to the market
- Staffline Recruitment (NI) LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.