Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Reading (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£200,000,000total for 7 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 6 Jan 2025
Lots 7see the lot list below
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of recruitment services.
CPV: Assessment centre services for recruitment · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 80 suppliers
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Non -Specialist RolesRenewal
Lot #2Specialist IT RolesRenewal
Lot #3Specialist Commercial RolesRenewal
Lot #4Specialist Executive/Senior Leadership RolesRenewal
Specialist Executive/Senior Leadership Roles
Lot #5Medical and Veterinary RolesRenewal
Lot #6Academic RolesRenewal
Lot #7Recruitment One -Stop ShopRenewal
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).
What this means for your bid
- “Recruitment Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 80 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Nov 2024, 12:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 May 2025, 18:17 BST
- Authority reference
PFB4054 SU- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019245- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b742Find a Tender
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
- Appointment period ends
- 6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Jan 2025 → 6 May 2025 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published6 May 2025, 18:17 BST
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (2)
SQ Response Deadline extended to 12:00pm on Thursday, 9th January 2025.
Tender timeline update for Stage 2 - ITT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria