Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-078266
Creator: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Published: 2026-10-07T10:21:58.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Waltham Forest (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI53)

Awarded value£108,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Matrix SCM

What is being bought

Published requirement description

MSTAR4 (Managed Services for Temporary Agency

Resources) framework agreement via the London Collaboration

agreement, established by the Eastern Shires Purchasing

Organisation (ESPO).

The new contract will commence on 1 December 2026 for an

initial two-year term, with the option to extend for two further

periods of two years each (6 years in total).

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Direct Award via MSTAR4 (Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources) framework agreement via the London Collaboration agreement, established by the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO).

Delivery: London

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: 7 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
Authority reference: DN828917
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-094621
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: London (UKI53)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078266 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award via MSTAR4 (Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources) framework agreement via the London Collaboration agreement, established by the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £108,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Matrix SCM	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources · Matrix SCM
Signed
7 Oct 2026
Value
£108,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PPJN-6757-NZZZ Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E174JF Gemma Edwards [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Matrix SCM LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02227962 2nd Floor Partis House, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, UK, MK5 8HJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.