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Published 10 Apr 2026, 10:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Human Resources (HR) Support Services for Camborne Town Council

Official notice

Authority: Camborne Town Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£90,000≈ £45k / year · £108,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 May 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 19 Jul 2028 · up to 19 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 20 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council invites response to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) from suitably qualified suppliers ("Suppliers") for the provision of retained professional human resources (HR) and staffing advisory services as a single prime contractor, or a consortium with a lead supplier acting as prime contractor.

The appointed Supplier would work with the Council on an on-call basis to provide a range of high-quality HR services.

The retained nature of the arrangement would be based on a framework contract with calling off support services as and when required. Costs would be recharged on the basis to time spent on the project based against the hourly rate.

Full details around the tender process can be found in the tender documents which are freely available in this Tender Notice publication.

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 19 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £90,000 exc. VAT · £108,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Options to extend would be based on range of services being in scope with the original purpose of this tender. · Options to extend would be based on supplier performance, delivery and ongoing needs of the Council.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality 70% / Price 30%. Full details on the evaluation and assessment process can be found in Part A document of the tender pack (see accompanying documents).

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2026, 10:27 BST
Last source update
11 May 2026, 05:09 BST
Authority reference
ITT-001-04-26
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032691
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Human resources management consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067fb2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit tenders by email to: [email protected]

Timeline

10 Apr 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published195 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 10:27 BST
  2. Clarification questions by169 days ago
    6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published164 days ago
    11 May 2026, 05:09 BST
  4. Submission deadline157 days ago
    18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts95 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Apr 2026, 10:27 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    30 Apr 2026, 04:56 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    11 May 2026, 05:09 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (2)

Clarification log update 30.04.2026

Clarification log v0.3 uploaded on the 11.05.2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Camborne Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJNJ-8564-HQBT Camborne Town Council, The Passmore Edwards Building, Camborne, South West, TR14 8HAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (13)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFAppendix 3-Camborne TC Staffing Structure 2026 Current staffing structure for the Council.
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFAppendix 2 - HR ^0 Consultant Table_Final Indication of roles and responsibilities for the Council and the appointed Supplier.
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXAppendix 4_Terms and Conditions - (Draft) Terms and conditions that will form the basis of any Contract formed from this tender.
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFBelow Threshold-ITT-Part A-Inst_Final_v0.1_10.04.26 Instructional document for this tender.
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsXLSXClarification Log_v0.1 Clarifications will be published against the Contract Notice on Find a Tender. If interested in tendering for this project please ensure you add a "watch this notice" for alerts as from time to time additional information or clarifications may be published …
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsXLSXClarification Log_v0.2 Clarifications will be published against the Contract Notice on Find a Tender. If interested in tendering for this project please ensure you add a "watch this notice" for alerts as from time to time additional information or clarifications may be published …
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsXLSXClarification Log_v0.3 Clarifications will be published against the Contract Notice on Find a Tender. If interested in tendering for this project please ensure you add a "watch this notice" for alerts as from time to time additional information or clarifications may be published …
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsXLSXSchedule 1 - HR Tender Price_Final One of the response documents for bidders to submit as part of a compliant tender submission.
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  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsDOCXBelow Threshold-ITT-Part B-Response_Final_v01_10.04.26 One of the response documents for bidders to submit as part of a compliant tender submission.
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDFAppendix 1 - Specification_Final_v0.1_10.04.26 Specification document outlining Council's requirements

Notices published for this procedure

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