Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Flexible Workforce Solution
Authority: The Royal Mint (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)
Published estimate£49,000,000exc. VAT38.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2023awarded 12 Aug 2025
Awarded to Nicholas Associates Limited t/a Stafforce
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement relates to the provision of a Flexible Workforce Solution to The Royal Mint.
- Recurrence: 5 years
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of a flexible workforce solution serviceAwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 60
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- Cost: 40
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 80 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 5 years
- First published
- 30 Oct 2023, 16:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2025, 10:20 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063580- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041043Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
30 Nov 2023 → 9 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected11 Dec 2023
- Notice published382 days ago9 Oct 2025, 10:20 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Oct 2025, 10:20 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextShort Description · II | Provision of a Flexible Workforce Solution | *This procurement is being re-advertised* |
Due to material change of scope, this procurement is being re-advertised
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £30,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Associates Limited t/a Stafforce | £30,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of a Flexible Workforce solution · Nicholas Associates Limited t/a Stafforce
- Signed
- 12 Aug 2025
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal MintReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nicholas Associates Limited t/a StafforceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria