Official UK procurement notice
Connect2Framework For Social and Healthcare
Authority: Cantium Business Solutions Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£110,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 30 Mar 2026awarded 2 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to AMBIENCE CARE LIMITED +23 more3 awards
Framework period 7 yrs 11 moends 28 Feb 2034 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of contingent and agency workers for Specialist Social Care, Education and Community Interim and temporary staffing Services to the Public Sector
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 40 bids received · 191 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 7 yrs 11 mo from 1 Apr 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 28 Feb 2034
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 3% of call-off value · Billed on invoice value
Who may buy through it
The Framework is available to CSKL its joint venture partnerships and other Contracting Authorities within the United Kingdom Channel Islands.
Include (but are not limited to): local authorities, NHS bodies, police, fire and rescue services, educational institutions, registered charities, and publicly owned or funded companies.
Published description of the framework
Open framework to run specific role call-off contracts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£110,000,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
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).
How bids were scored
- Proven Ability To Supply: Ability
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
What this means for your bid
- “Connect2Framework For Social and Healthcare” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- The Framework is available to CSKL its joint venture partnerships and other Contracting Authorities within the United Kingdom Channel Islands. Include (but are not limited to): local authorities, NHS bodies, police, fire and rescue services, educational institutions, registered charities, and publicly owned or funded companies. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 15:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C2SHC1- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019830- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0662daFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 Days
Review and risk notes
- Risks
n/a
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Appointment period ends
- 30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Mar 2026, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 3% of call-off value · Billed on invoice value
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 Mar 2026 → 17 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published232 days ago5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by207 days ago30 Mar 2026, 00:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends206 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by205 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent143 days ago2 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published140 days ago5 Jun 2026, 15:08 BST
- Standstill ends127 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026- Tender notice published5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Apr 2026, 09:57 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Apr 2026, 09:57 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Apr 2026, 09:57 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Apr 2026, 11:39 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract signature expected7 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2026, 15:08 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 5 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 1913 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 4038 from SMEs
Named bidders 193published on the award notice
£110,000,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBIENCE CARE LIMITED, CORELEY LIMITED, MORECARE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED, MULTI-LINGUAL INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED, PROTEUS LTD, Pulse Healthcare Limited t/a Xyla +34 more6 Jul 2026 – 28 Feb 2034 | ceiling above | 2 Jun 2026standstill to 17 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| ONLY SOCIAL CARE RECRUITMENT LTD, RAYNET RECRUITMENT AGENCY LTD, SEMESTER RECRUITMENT LIMITED, SOCIAL CARE 4U LIMITED, SOCIAL CARE LOCUMS LTD., SUPPLY CARE LIMITED +67 moreConnect2Framework for the Supply of Social Care, Education and Healthcare Workers1 May 2026 – 30 Mar 2034 | ceiling above | 21 Apr 2026standstill to 30 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| 4 RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD, CHESTER HEALTHCARE LIMITED, CIVICARE (BEDS HERTS & BUCKS) LTD, Carrington Blake Recruitment Ltd, ERG GROUP LIMITED, EVEREST RECRUITMENT LIMITED +74 more7 May 2026 – 20 Apr 2034 | ceiling above | 30 Mar 2026standstill to 1 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40final-stage tenders | 38 | 0 | — |
Who bid (first 60 of 193)
- did not win24 RECRUITMENT LIMITED · North West England + NORTHBRIGHT CARE PVT LTD · South East England + ALIGNED LEARNING LTD · Greater London · consortium
- won3D RECRUIT LIMITED · South East England + NOVA PAYROLL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITEDSME · North East England + PROTEUS LTD · South East England · consortium
- won4 RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD · Greater London + OAKWOOD 24 LTD · Greater London + ZENTAR HEALTHCARE LIMITED · Greater London · consortium
- did not winA-A QUALITY CARE LTD · South East England + LORAVIA CARE GROUP LTD · North West England + JAYA.S LIMITED · West Midlands · consortium
- wonACE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED · West Midlands + ONLY SOCIAL CARE RECRUITMENT LTD · East of England + PRIMCURA HEALTHCARE LTD · South East England · consortium
- wonACKERMAN PIERCE LIMITEDSME · Greater London + OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITEDSME · Greater London + MULTI-LINGUAL INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED · Greater London · consortium
- did not winACTION FIRST ASSESSMENTS LTDSME · Greater London + OSJ HOLDINGS LIMITED · North West England + NOVA HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITEDSME · Greater London · consortium
- wonSUNBIRD CARE LTD · Greater London + OUTREACH CARE AND STAFFING LTD · South East England + AMBIENCE CARE LIMITED · South East England · consortium
- did not winAGA RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED · South West England + PAT&FLO LIMITED · Greater London + ROMAX RECRUITMENT LTD · East of England · consortium
- wonAHE SERVICES LIMITEDSME · South East England + PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber + CORELEY LIMITED · South West England · consortium
- did not winAJ ZION LIMITED · South West England + PERTEMPS PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED · West Midlands + SIRONA MEDICAL LTDSME · East of England · consortium
- did not winAMARE HEALTH LIMITEDSME · Greater London + PINNACLE CARE AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED · Greater London + LOOM PSYCHOLOGY LTDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · consortium
- did not winANCHOR CONZULT LIMITED · Greater London + PRECISION RESOURCE GROUP LIMITEDSME · South West England + XANDER RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITEDSME · North West England · consortium
- did not winAPRICUS RESOURCING LTD · North West England + PROWIDEN RECRUITMENT LIMITED · Greater London + MBI STAFFING LTD · East of England · consortium
- did not winARDENT SOCIAL LTD · Greater London + QUICKLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITEDSME · North West England + NEXT LINK CONSORTIUM LIMITED · East of England · consortium
- did not winAVIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED · West Midlands + QUINT EDUCATION LIMITED · Greater London + AUXILLIUM STAFFING LTD · Greater London · consortium
- did not winAXIS RECRUITMENT LIMITED · East Midlands + RANDSTAD SOLUTIONS LIMITED · East of England + ATTENTI CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITEDSME · Greater London · consortium
- wonBALTIMORE CONSULTING LIMITEDSME · South West England + RAYNET RECRUITMENT AGENCY LTD · Greater London + KOME CARE LTDSME · Greater London · consortium
- wonBECS UK LIMITEDSME · Greater London + RECRUIT 4CARE LTD · South East England + PULSE HEALTHCARE LIMITED · Greater London · consortium
- did not winBELLASTOUCH LTD · South East England + RECRUITMENT TEAM NINE LIMITED · East of England + RECRUIT 365 LTD · Greater London · consortium
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Connect2Framework for the supply of Specialist Social Care, Education & Community Interim and temporary staffing Services to the Public SectorContracting authorityPublic undertaking
Framework contractors & participating bidders
191 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 191 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 24 RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- 3D RECRUIT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- 4 RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- A-A QUALITY CARE LTDFramework contractor
- ACE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ACKERMAN PIERCE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ACTION FIRST ASSESSMENTS LTDFramework contractor
- AGA RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AHE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AJ ZION LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 40 more suppliers
- ALIGNED LEARNING LTDFramework contractor
- AMARE HEALTH LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AMBIENCE CARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ANCHOR CONZULT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ANZUK EDUCATION LTDFramework contractor
- APRICUS RESOURCING LTDFramework contractor
- ARDENT SOCIAL LTDFramework contractor
- ATTENTI CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AUXILLIUM STAFFING LTDFramework contractor
- AVIS HEALTHCARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AXIS RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BALTIMORE CONSULTING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BECS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BELLASTOUCH LTDFramework contractor
- BLUESTONES MEDICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BLUETREE HEALTHCARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BUTLERS RECRUITMENT LTDFramework contractor
- BWR RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CALIBRE GLOBAL CONSULTING LTDFramework contractor
- CARE ASSIST 247 LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CAREVIA SOLUTIONS LTDFramework contractor
- CAREVILLE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CARITAS RECRUITMENT LTDFramework contractor
- CARRINGTON BLAKE RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CASGO CONNECTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CASTLE INCOME PLUS LTDFramework contractor
- CHADWELL CARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CHANGE-IT PUBLIC SECTOR LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CHARLES HUNTER ASSOCIATES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CHESTER HEALTHCARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CIVIC RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CIVICARE (BEDS HERTS & BUCKS) LTDFramework contractor
- CLEARSTEP RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CORELEY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- COYLE PERSONNEL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CRESTA HEALTHCARE LTDFramework contractor
- CRISIS CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CUCUMBER RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- DANLUKER LIMITEDFramework contractor
- DEEKAY TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender