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title: "Provision of Temporary Agency Workers for Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies"
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# Provision of Temporary Agency Workers for Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-temporary-agency-workers-for-northern-ireland-civil-service-agencies-and-non--ocds-h6vhtk-0594e3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Finance: "Provision of Temporary Agency Workers for Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,443,500,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Finance](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-finance-GB-PPON-PVTL-7513-YWVJ)
- **Published Value:** £1,443,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 November 2025 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services, Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-temporary-agency-workers-for-northern-ireland-civil-service-agencies-and-non--ocds-h6vhtk-0594e3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0594e3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-temporary-agency-workers-for-northern-ireland-civil-service-agencies-and-non--ocds-h6vhtk-0594e3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-temporary-agency-workers-for-northern-ireland-civil-service-agencies-and-non--ocds-h6vhtk-0594e3#participate

## Description
The Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies are seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of temporary Agency Workers with Supplier(s) for the provision of temporary Agency workers. A list of participating bodies can be found on pages 2-3 of Schedule 2 Specification.

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: DfC Administration roles and Corporate Functions
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000,000
- **Description:** DfC Administration roles and Corporate Functions (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate Functions
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000,000
- **Description:** Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate Functions (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Professional and Technical
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000

- **Estimated Value:** £40,000,000
- **Description:** Professional and Technical (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical Roles (excluding OHS medical roles)
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000

- **Estimated Value:** £55,000,000
- **Description:** Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical Roles (excluding OHS medical roles) (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Ancillary and Industrial
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000

- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** Ancillary and Industrial (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Legal Roles
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000

- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000
- **Description:** Legal Roles (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Youth and Social Care Roles
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Youth and Social Care Roles (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Finance and Governance roles
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000

- **Estimated Value:** £13,000,000
- **Description:** Finance and Governance roles (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: ICT Roles
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** ICT Roles (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2026 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064882-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-13T14:52:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:07:11.183Z
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