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# Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2022

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cirrus-consortium-agency-labour-and-recruitment-services-framework-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-036afe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cirrus Consortium C/O Halton Housing: "Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2022". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £100,000,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cirrus Consortium C/O Halton Housing](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cirrus-consortium-c-o-halton-housing-GB-FTS-33393)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £100,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 October 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services, Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cirrus-consortium-agency-labour-and-recruitment-services-framework-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-036afe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036afe`

## 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/cirrus-consortium-agency-labour-and-recruitment-services-framework-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-036afe#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Fcirruspurchasing%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cirrus-consortium-agency-labour-and-recruitment-services-framework-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-036afe#participate

## Description
The Consortium sought bids from service providers to participate in an agency labour and recruitment services framework covering a full range of roles required by consortium members across England, Scotland and Wales. Services include: -	Temporary staff placements -	Staff on a temporary to fixed term basis -	Staff on a temporary to permanent basis -	Recruitment of permanent staff positions -	Interim placements -	Managed service provision (MSP)-	Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)The framework is split into 5 lots.  The 4 year framework is expected to commence during January 2023.

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Consortium sought bids from service providers to participate in an agency labour and recruitment services framework covering a full range of roles required by consortium members across England, Scotland and Wales. 
Services include: 
- Temporary ...

### Lot 4: Lot 4: Neutral vendor
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Neutral vendor (service providers that can manage a supply chain of agencies to deliver all roles required by a consortium member including those covered in lots 1-3). Bidders who are submitting for lot 4 must be able to provide personnel covering al...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5: Master vendor
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Master vendor (service providers that can deliver all roles required by a consortium member including those covered in lots 1-3). Bidders who are submitting for lot 5 must be able to provide personnel covering all roles identified in lots 1 to 3.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 1a: Lot 1a: Professional services staff
- **Lot id:** `1a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Professional services staff (including, but not limited to, administration, contact centre, IT, finance, HR, legal, specialist consultant, housing services, asset management staff), provision of temporary workers.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 1b: Lot 1b: Professional services staff
- **Lot id:** `1b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Professional services staff (including, but not limited to, administration, contact centre, IT, finance, HR, legal, specialist consultant, housing services, asset management staff), recruitment of permanent workers.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2a: Lot 2a: Manual services staff
- **Lot id:** `2a`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Manual services staff (including, but not limited to, plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, ancillary, catering staff), provision of temporary workers.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2b: Lot 2b: Manual services staff
- **Lot id:** `2b`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Manual services staff (including, but not limited to, plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, ancillary, catering staff), recruitment of permanent workers.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3a: Lot 3a: Executive and management level staff
- **Lot id:** `3a`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Executive and management level staff (including, but not limited to, senior management, directors, board members, technical roles), provision of temporary workers.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3b: Lot 3b: Executive and management level staff
- **Lot id:** `3b`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** Executive and management level staff (including, but not limited to, senior management, directors, board members, technical roles), recruitment of permanent workers

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (35)
> **Award Register:** 35 awards have been published for this procedure. Showing the first 25:
> [View complete award roster, contract values, and supplier list on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cirrus-consortium-agency-labour-and-recruitment-services-framework-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-036afe#outcome)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-1-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Adecco UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59763`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-10-10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Concept Resourcing**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72931`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-11-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Courtney Reed Group Ltd t/a Courtney Recruitment**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72932`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-12-12 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CY Executive Resourcing Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72933`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-13-13 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Data Careers Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59773`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-14-14 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **EPQ Recruitment Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72935`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-15-15 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00975677`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-16-16 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **HR GO Plc**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72937`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-17-17 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59789`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-18-18 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LA International Computer Consultants Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174455`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-19-19 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Langley Search & Selection Ltd t/a Langley Search & Interim**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72940`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-2-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Barker Ross Recruitment Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72923`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-20-20 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Matrix SCM Group**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12551`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-21-21 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Michael Page International Recruitment Limited t/a Page Group**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59792`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-22-22 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Niyaa People**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59797`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-23-23 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Randstad Solutions Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59805`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-24-24 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163593`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-25-25 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Retinue Solutions Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-94507`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-26-26 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Roc Search Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28963`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-27-27 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Santane Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72948`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-28-28 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Search Consultancy Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185009`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-29-29 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SEE Rail Ltd t/a SEE Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59810`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-3-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BDS (Northern) Ltd t/a BDS Recruitment**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-72924`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-30-30 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sellick Partnership Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59811`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001344-2023-31-31 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Service Care Solutions Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59812`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (35)
> [View all 35 signed contracts on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cirrus-consortium-agency-labour-and-recruitment-services-framework-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-036afe#contracts)

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-1-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-10-10 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-11-11 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-12-12 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-13-13 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-14-14 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-15-15 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-16-16 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-17-17 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-18-18 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-19-19 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-2-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-20-20 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-21-21 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-22-22 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-23-23 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-24-24 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-25-25 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-26-26 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

- **Contract:** 001344-2023-27-27 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037687-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-07T10:19:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T07:18:28.901Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036afe