Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Temporary Agency Labour
Authority: OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£19,500,000≈ £9.8m / year · £23,400,000 inc. VAT20% above final estimate
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2026awarded 5 Jun 2026
Awarded to Gill Cooke Personnel t/a The Recruitment Group, Staffline Recruitment Limited2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 29 Aug 2028 · up to 29 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 30 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionODS has awarded the contract for the Provision of Temporary Agency Labour following a competitive flexible procedure.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Aug 2031, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: ODS invites suppliers to participate in a two staged procurement process. Stage 1 requires the submission of a tender response. the 5 top scored tenderers will then be invited to proceed to stage 2 system demonstrations. full participation instructions are outlined in the Tender documents. Stage 1 award criteria: 60% quality, 40% price. Following the tender evaluation, 5 Top scored tenderers will be invited to present and demonstrate their client Portals. The scores awarded for stage 2 system demonstrations will be combined with the stage 1 tender score to give an overall final score. (Stage 1 quality and price 50%, Stage 2 system demonstration 50%) the full award criteria breakdown are set out in the tender documents.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£19,500,000
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 (2)
- Stage 1- Quality: 60%
- Stage 1- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Stage 1- Quality
- Stage 1- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Aug 2031
- First published
- 26 Feb 2026, 15:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 May 2026
- Authority reference
ODS000953- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017507- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d62Find a Tender
- How it runs
ODS invites suppliers to participate in a two staged procurement process. Stage 1 requires the submission of a tender response. the 5 top scored tenderers will then be invited to proceed to stage 2 system demonstrations. full participation instructions are outlined in the Tender documents.
Stage 1 award criteria: 60% quality, 40% price. Following the tender evaluation, 5 Top scored tenderers will be invited to present and demonstrate their client Portals. The scores awarded for stage 2 system demonstrations will be combined with the stage 1 tender score to give an overall final score. (Stage 1 quality and price 50%, Stage 2 system demonstration 50%) the full award criteria breakdown are set out in the tender documents.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Suppliers are asked to submit their responses through the In-Tend Portal in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc ↗
Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published237 days ago26 Feb 2026, 15:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by211 days ago24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline204 days ago31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by155 days ago19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends126 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts53 days ago30 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published50 days ago1 Sept 2026, 12:16 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 15:41 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2026, 17:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2026, 17:41 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Sept 2026, 12:16 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed1 Sept 2026, 12:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £46,800,0002 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 15
Named bidders 15published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Cooke Personnel t/a The Recruitment GroupProvision of temporary agency labour 130 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2028 · up to 29 Aug 2031Extensions: the option to extend the contract by 3 periods of 1 year | £23,400,000 inc. VAT | 5 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Staffline Recruitment LimitedProvision of Temporary agency labour 230 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2028 · up to 29 Aug 2031Extensions: option to extend by 3 further periods of 1 year | £23,400,000 inc. VAT | 5 Jun 2026standstill to 17 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Contracts
Provision of temporary agency labour · Gill Cooke Personnel t/a The Recruitment Group
- Signed
- 30 Aug 2026
- Value
- £23,400,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 30 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2028 · up to 29 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- the option to extend the contract by 3 periods of 1 year
4 agreed KPIs: Fulfillment Rate · Fulfillment Rate Critical roles · Attendance Rate …
- Fulfillment Rate, 97% fulfillment rate across all roles
- Fulfillment Rate Critical roles, 100% fulfillment for critical services
- Attendance Rate, 95% attendance rate
- Compliance Rate, 100% Compliance regarding Right to work checks, References and Training
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winSimplicity CIS ta Keystone Monarch · South West England
- did not winSource 24/7 Recruitment Limited · East of England
- did not winPlanet Recruitment Services Ltd · South East England
- did not winAligra Personnel Ltd · South West England
- did not winSelective Recruitment Limited · Greater London
- did not winJuice Recruitment · South West England
- did not winCommunity Resourcing Ltd · Greater London
- did not winTexo Recruitment Limited · Scotland
- did not winNew Recruits Professional Services Ltd · South East England
- did not winInplace Personnel Services Limited · East Midlands
- did not winAxis Recruitment Ltd · East Midlands
- did not winSmart Solutions (Recruitment) Ltd · Wales (Cymru)
- did not winRecruitment Solutions (Services) Ltd · South East England
- wonGILL COOKE PERSONNEL LIMITED · East Midlands
- wonSTAFFLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED · East Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
15 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- Aligra Personnel LtdBidder / tenderer
- Axis Recruitment LtdBidder / tenderer
- Community Resourcing LtdBidder / tenderer
- GILL COOKE PERSONNEL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Inplace Personnel Services LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Juice RecruitmentBidder / tenderer
- New Recruits Professional Services LtdBidder / tenderer
- Planet Recruitment Services LtdBidder / tenderer
- Recruitment Solutions (Services) LtdBidder / tenderer
- STAFFLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Show 5 more suppliers
- Selective Recruitment LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Simplicity CIS ta Keystone MonarchBidder / tenderer
- Smart Solutions (Recruitment) LtdBidder / tenderer
- Source 24/7 Recruitment LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Texo Recruitment LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender