Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Provision of Recruitment Agencies (PME)
Authority: University of Exeter (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is looking to establish a framework for recruitment services across a number of areas. This will be split across a number of lots to enable the University to take advantage of best in class recruiters.
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “Framework for the Provision of Recruitment Agencies (PME)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- 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
- 17 Mar 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Authority reference
UOE/2025/005/LLMo- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009649- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04edceFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
17 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published17 Mar 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Market engagement1 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
Recruitment Agencies are invited to complete a questionnaire which can be downloaded from the University's eTendering portal CTM here uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publict… ↗ quote ID97330 or UOE/2025/005/LLMo. The questionnaire should be submitted by the 31st March 2025. The University may at its discretion ask further questions of agencies that provide a response to the questionnaire. This process does not form part of the formal tender procedure to follow and no bidders shall be disadvantages by either taking part or not taking part in this process.
- Tender notice expected2 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Mar 2025, 13:13 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender