Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Agency Workers to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Housing Executive requires Contractor(s) for the provision of Agency Workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs) to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload.
Initial thoughts are that The Housing Executive will establish a Framework to meet this requirement. The Framework will be divided into three (3) Lots:
- Lot One - Admin and Customer Contact Roles;
- Lot Two - Building Trade and Manual Roles;
- Lot Three - Technical and Professional Specialist Roles.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Provision of Agency Workers to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Northern Ireland Housing Executive buys Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 7962), and who usually turns up
Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 7962) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 45 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid11% / 9%
2–311% / 9%
4–622% / 13%
7+56% / 69%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles.” of this authority, but none of the 8 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1CPV 7962Published estimate£89m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 87 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid3%
2–317%
4–628%
7+52%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Steffco Ltd trading as ResourceEarlier contract | Tender for the Provision of Print and Distribution of Streets Ahead Magazine for the Northern Ireland Housing Executiveended Jan 2026 | — | £111k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles.notice published Nov 2025 | Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| CPL Resources PLCEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles.notice published Nov 2025 | Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| VanrathEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles.notice published Nov 2025 | Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| MPA Recruitement LtdEarlier contract | Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles.notice published Nov 2025 | Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
43% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
43% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (43% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles., winner not published; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- 6 May 2026, 15:35 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 15:35 BST
- Authority reference
P0810- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041574- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069287Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
6 May 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published172 days ago6 May 2026, 15:35 BST
- Market engagement156 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
The Housing Executive requires Contractor(s) for the provision of Agency Workers to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload. Initial thoughts are that a Framework will be established to meet this requirement and will be divided into three (3) Lots:
- Lot One - Admin and Customer Contact Roles;
- Lot Two - Building Trade and Manual Roles;
- Lot Three - Technical and Professional Specialist Roles.
The Housing Executive's current Agency Workers Framework Agreement will end on 31 March 2027 and successful suppliers will be expected to be fully transitioned onto the incoming Framework and providing services from 1 April 2027.
The Housing Executive therefore seeks to engage with suppliers who can offer recruitment services for one, two or all lots on the Framework. The key objectives of the PME Exercise are to establish market interest from suitably qualified service providers and to obtain feedback in order to make fair, transparent and informed decisions on an appropriate procurement strategy.
Documentation relating to the PME exercise, including a PME questionnaire, is available through eTendersNI. To access, please follow this link to the eTendersNI portal: etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗. Should assistance in accessing the eTendersNI portal be required, please contact the eTendersNI helpdesk on 0800 240 4545, or alternatively email the Helpdesk on [email protected].
The project reference is 'P0810' (CfT CA Unique ID: NIHE-2425) and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire is: 15:00 (UK time) on 22 May 2026. The closing date for clarifications relating to this PME exercise is 15:00 (UK time) 18 May 2026.
If your organisation has multiple branches or locations, please ensure that only one questionnaire is submitted on behalf of your organisation. This applies regardless of the number of offices or locations an organisation may have.
Please note that any information associated with this PME notice is subject to change (nature and quantity of services or indication of needs and requirements, along with the estimated contract start and end dates).
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 157 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 May 2026, 15:35 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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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