Direct Award for Temporary Agency Staff

Official notice

Authority: North Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South West (UKK1)

Awarded value£16,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Comensura limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Temporary Agency Workers via a neutral vendor model.

CPV: Services of commercial and industrial workers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMT
Last source update: 20 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMT
Authority reference: DN784833
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-004987
Classification (CPV): Services of commercial and industrial workers
Delivery area: South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060a57 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award via a framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £16,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Comensura limitedSME	£16,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004987-2026-DN784833-1 · Comensura limitedSME
Signed
28 Aug 2025
Value
£16,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Somerset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare, South West, BS23 1UJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Comensura LimitedAwarded supplier First Floor, Mulberry House Parkland Square, 750 Capability Green, Luton, South West, LU1 3LU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.