Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment function delivery and the maintenance of the Electronic Staff Record (ESR)
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis serves as notice of a direct award of a contract to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for continuation of recruitment function delivery and the maintenance of the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and is made in accordance with Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) for non-healthcare services, direct award for below threshold.
The objective of the contract is a continuation of ESR recruitment and maintenance services and, as such, NHCFT is the only one suitable supplier as currently providing the ICB's recruitment and ESR maintenance services, and payroll services.
Contract of 12 months (05/08/2025 - 04/08/2026)
Total Value: £53,854.58
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2025, 13:26 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2025, 13:26 BST
- Authority reference
ICB-101- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052805- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059152Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published1 Sept 2025, 13:26 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £44,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Recruitment function delivery and the maintenance of the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) · Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2025
- Value
- £44,500
- Period
- 5 Aug 2025 – 4 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender