Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment Agency PSL · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Plymouth Community Homes (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£1,500,000total for 5 lots · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2026awarded 25 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED +3 more5 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 16 Aug 2029 · starts 17 Aug 2026
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAgency Recruitment Preferred Supplier
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 technical and commercial assessment 80/20 Stage 2 HR Approach interviews and demos
- No preliminary market engagement: not required
CPV: Recruitment services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£1,500,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #11 - Professional - FinanceAwardedPublished value£350,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #22 - Professional - IT & DigitalAwardedPublished value£350,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #33 - Professional - AllAwardedPublished value£350,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4TradesAwardedPublished value£210,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #5Support FunctionsAwardedPublished value£240,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 · same split on all 5 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Pricing: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Pricing
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Apr 2026, 15:41 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
SW/Recruit/002/026 Recruitment Agency PSL- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033382- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06813bFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 technical and commercial assessment 80/20 Stage 2 HR Approach interviews and demos
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Apr 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published195 days ago13 Apr 2026, 15:41 BST
- Clarification questions by182 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline115 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by96 days ago21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts70 days ago17 Aug 2026
- Assessment summaries sent31 days ago25 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 5 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Apr 2026- Tender notice published13 Apr 2026, 15:41 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2026, 12:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 5some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,500,0005 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 3131 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · 1 - Professional - Finance1 award | |||
| CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED, DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED, Service Care Solutions LimitedSMEjoint award2 Nov 2026 – 30 Oct 2029 | £350,000 | 25 Sept 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · 2 - Professional - IT & Digital1 award | |||
| CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED, DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITEDjoint awardLot 1.2 - Professional - IT and Digital2 Nov 2026 – 30 Oct 2029 | £350,000 | 25 Sept 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · 3 - Professional - All1 award | |||
| CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED, DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED, Service Care Solutions LimitedSMEjoint awardAgency Recruitment PSL2 Nov 2026 – 30 Oct 2029 | £350,000 | 25 Sept 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 4 · Trades1 award | |||
| Community Resourcing Limited t/a Resourcing Group , DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED, Service Care Solutions LimitedSMEjoint award2 Nov 2026 – 30 Oct 2029 | £210,000 | 25 Sept 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 5 · Support Functions1 award | |||
| DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED, Service Care Solutions LimitedSMEjoint awardAgency Recruitment PSL2 Nov 2026 – 30 Oct 2029 | £240,000 | 25 Sept 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 1 - Professional - Finance | 7final-stage tenders · 22 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2 · 2 - Professional - IT & Digital | 7final-stage tenders · 22 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
| 3 · 3 - Professional - All | 7final-stage tenders · 22 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Trades | 5final-stage tenders · 21 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Support Functions | 5final-stage tenders · 22 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Plymouth Community HomesContracting authorityPublic undertaking
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- COMMUNITY RESOURCING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Service Care Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award 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
- 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