Official UK procurement notice
CM3087 Contingent Labour · UK public procurement notice
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionYorkshire Water is procuring contingent labour services through a single-lot framework.
This covers the provision and management of temporary workers across IT and business
functions through a Managed Service Provider (MSP) model. The supplier will be
responsible for sourcing, screening, onboarding, and managing contingent workers in line
with Yorkshire Water's internal policies and regulatory obligations.
Services may include roles in development, infrastructure, data, security, transformation,
HR, finance, and administrative support. Suppliers must provide transparent rate
structures, ensure compliance with IR35 and other employment regulations, and integrate
with internal workforce planning processes.
- How the procedure runs: Suppliers will be invited to submit participation responses, with shortlisting and tender evaluation carried out within the same procedure. Evaluation will consider pricing transparency, fulfilment capability, compliance with employment regulations, and value-for-money. Dialogue, clarification, or negotiation may be used to refine proposals prior to award. The contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 5 yrs from 1 Mar 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 28 Feb 2031
Published description of the framework
This procurement will explore alternative framework models for the management of contingent labour services, covering both IT and Business functions. The intention is to assess whether a single-supplier arrangement or a multi-supplier model (with a primary supplier supported by niche providers) would deliver the most effective balance of capability, coverage, governance, and value for money. The final framework structure will be confirmed following the evaluation of bids and consideration of which model best meets Yorkshire Water's operational needs.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · 1 with a published valueLot #1Primary MSPAwardedPublished value£50,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2General Business TempsCancelledLot estimate not published
This lot covers the supply and management of temporary workers across general business functions, including administrative, transformation support, HR, finance, customer service, and related roles.
Suppliers will be expected to provide compliant, pre-screened candidates and support the full engagement lifecycle in alignment with Yorkshire Water's internal governance, onboarding, and workforce planning processes.
The lot is intended to increase visibility and control of contingent labour usage outside of IT, ensure pricing consistency, and reduce reliance on off-framework engagements.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Capability Scoring: 70%
- Commercial Scoring: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Capability Scoring: Suppliers will be evaluated based on their responses to the Capability Questionnaire provided as part of the tender documentation. All responses will be assessed in accordance with the scoring and weighting criteria specified within the Capability Questionnaire spreadsheet. The scoring methodology and weighting allocation for each question are clearly detailed in the same document. The highest-scoring supplier under the capability assessment will receive a score of 100% for this criterion. All other suppliers will be scored proportionally, with their final capability score calculated as a percentage of the highest score, based on a comparative analysis against the best-performing submission.
- Commercial Scoring: Suppliers will be assessed on the basis of the most economically advantageous unit price in comparison to all other bids received. The supplier submitting the lowest unit price will be awarded a score of 100% for this criterion. All other suppliers will be scored proportionally, with their score calculated as a percentage reduction relative to the lowest priced bid, based on a comparative analysis against the best-scoring submission.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “CM3087 Contingent Labour” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- 1 Oct 2025, 15:40 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2026, 17:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CM3087- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076211- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a622Find a Tender
- How it runs
Suppliers will be invited to submit participation responses, with shortlisting and tender evaluation carried out within the same procedure. Evaluation will consider pricing transparency, fulfilment capability, compliance with employment regulations, and value-for-money.
Dialogue, clarification, or negotiation may be used to refine proposals prior to award. The contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 1 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 1 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender submissions must be completed and submitted via Yorkshire Water's SAP Ariba platform. service.ariba.com ↗
If you wish to participate in this live tender, please express your interest via email in order to be invited to it.
Timeline
1 Oct 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published388 days ago1 Oct 2025, 15:40 BST
- Next notice expected349 days ago9 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published337 days ago21 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends327 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by320 days ago8 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by260 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts238 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent184 days ago24 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published183 days ago24 Apr 2026, 17:48 BST
- Standstill ends169 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
14 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025- Planned procurement notice published1 Oct 2025, 15:40 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published3 Oct 2025, 18:11 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published9 Oct 2025, 14:18 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published21 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £50,000,00021 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT
- Status changed to active21 Nov 2025, 17:25 GMT
- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 15:09 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 11:55 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Contract award notice published13 Apr 2026, 10:27 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published24 Apr 2026, 17:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract signature expected9 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Publication date of tender notice: 09/10/2025
Routine re-releases (8)
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 21 Nov 2025, 28 Nov 2025
- 2025-10: 3 releases · 1 Oct 2025, 9 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£50,000,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 3 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 3 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Primary MSP3 awards | |||
| Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: The contract may be extended subject to performance, regulatory requirements, and business need. | ceiling above | 24 Apr 2026standstill to 8 May 2026 | Standstill |
| Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: The contract may be extended subject to performance, regulatory requirements, and business need. | ceiling above | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 9 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: The contract may be extended subject to performance, regulatory requirements, and business need. | ceiling above | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 23 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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