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Published 17 Sept 2026, 09:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 6111 - Provision of delivering a Vendor Neutral Managed Service Provider (VNMSP) solution for the supply of temporary agency workers

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Awarded value £90,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Comensura Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council requires a Vendor Neutral Managed Service to provide agency staff, interims and consultants.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Nottingham City Council requires a Vendor Neutral Managed Service to provide agency staff, interims and consultantsAwarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions
Initial contract term is 3 years with an option to extend the contract for 2 further 12 month extensions at the Authorities discretion.
79600000 Recruitment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 09:36 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 09:36 BST
Authority reference
CPU 6111
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077407
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
The tender was procured via a further competition through YPO 1140 - Managing Recruitment and Resourcing framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £90,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Comensura Limited——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 088037-2026-1 · Comensura Limited

    Signed
    17 Sept 2026
    Value
    £90,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Loxley House, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG23NG
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.