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title: "CO0096 Temporary and Permanent Worker Supply Chain"
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# CO0096 Temporary and Permanent Worker Supply Chain

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co0096-temporary-and-permanent-worker-supply-chain-ocds-h6vhtk-02eb0a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "CO0096 Temporary and Permanent Worker Supply Chain". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 November 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02eb0a`

## 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/co0096-temporary-and-permanent-worker-supply-chain-ocds-h6vhtk-02eb0a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.procontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co0096-temporary-and-permanent-worker-supply-chain-ocds-h6vhtk-02eb0a#participate

## Description
The purpose of this tender is to install a direct supply chain for temporary and permanent hires, where the contractual arrangement will be held between ECC and the agency supplier. Approved agency suppliers will be required to use our partner Matrix (SCM) for time and billing. Permanent hires will be invoiced directly by ECC. The supply chain will be created using a dynamic purchasing system, all roles published via Recruit will constitute the mini-competitions

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Tier 1
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Our first point of call for supplier services for all job categories, including Executive Interims and Qualified Social Work.
Provide temporary workers in line with requisition requests and bill for the provision of temporary worker services. The sup...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Tier 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Our second point of call for supplier services for all job categories, including Executive Interims and Qualified Social Work. (To be called upon after 48 hours of live role requirement).
Provide temporary workers in line with requisition requests an...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Tier 3
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Our third point of call for supplier services for all job categories, including Executive Interims and Qualified Social Work. (To be called upon after 96 hours of live role requirement).
Provide temporary workers in line with requisition requests and...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F068960-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-22T08:20:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:13:18.857Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02eb0a