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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-065d9a). 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: complete. Published Value: £1,443,500,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Mar 2026, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (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:** 30 March 2026 at 15:00 BST
- **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
- **Awarded Value:** £1,443,500,000 (exc. VAT, 9 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 20 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-065d9a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065d9a`

## 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-065d9a#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-065d9a#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 to 3 of Schedule 2 Specification.

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: DfC Administration roles and Corporate Functions
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **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:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate Functions
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000,000
- **Description:** Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate
Functions 
(for full description, see Schedule 2
Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Professional and Technical
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £40,000,000
- **Description:** Professional and Technical (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical Roles (excluding OHS medical roles)
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **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:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Ancillary and Industrial
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** Ancillary and Industrial (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Legal Roles
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000
- **Description:** Legal Roles (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Youth and Social Care Roles
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Youth and Social Care Roles (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Finance and Governance roles
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £13,000,000
- **Description:** Finance and Governance roles (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: ICT Roles
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** ICT Roles (for full description, see Schedule 2 Specification)
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 04/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (9)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - DfC Administration roles and Corporate Functions (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **The UK Recruitment Co Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150727`
  - Value: £1,000,000,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate Functions (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **The UK Recruitment Co Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150727`
  - Value: £300,000,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Professional and Technical Roles (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **JDR RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMMT-1138-JLCL`
  - Value: £40,000,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

- **Award:** Lot 4 - Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical Roles (excluding OHS medical roles) (active)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **JDR RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMMT-1138-JLCL`
  - Value: £55,000,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

- **Award:** Lot 5 - Ancillary and Industrial Roles (active)
  - Award id: `5`
  - Supplier(s): **JDR RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMMT-1138-JLCL`
  - Value: £2,500,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

- **Award:** Lot 6 - Legal Roles (active)
  - Award id: `6`
  - Supplier(s): **Staffline Recruitment (NI) Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150746`
  - Value: £25,000,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

- **Award:** Lot 7 - Youth and Social Care Roles (active)
  - Award id: `7`
  - Supplier(s): **JDR RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMMT-1138-JLCL`
  - Value: £3,000,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

- **Award:** Lot 8 - Finance & Governance Roles (active)
  - Award id: `8`
  - Supplier(s): **JDR RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMMT-1138-JLCL`
  - Value: £13,000,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

- **Award:** Lot 9 - ICT Roles (active)
  - Award id: `9`
  - Supplier(s): **JDR RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMMT-1138-JLCL`
  - Value: £5,000,000
  - Date: 23/06/2026

## Contracts (9)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - DfC Administration roles and Corporate Functions (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate Functions (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Professional and Technical Roles (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 4 - Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical Roles (excluding OHS medical roles) (active)
  - Signed Value: £55,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 5 - Ancillary and Industrial Roles (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 6 - Legal Roles (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 7 - Youth and Social Care Roles (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 8 - Finance & Governance Roles (active)
  - Signed Value: £13,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 9 - ICT Roles (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017598-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-10T13:06:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T05:31:03.760Z
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