Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles.
Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Re-procurement plannedProvision of Agency Workers to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Housing Executive requires Contractor(s) for the provision of Agency Workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs) to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload. The Housing Executive intends to establish a Framework Agreement to meet this requirement. The Framework Agreement will be divided into three (3) Lots:
- Lot One – Admin and Customer Contact Roles;
- Lot Two – Building Trade and Manual Roles;
- Lot Three – Technical and Professional Specialist Roles. For Lot One the Housing Executive will award places to a maximum of eight (8) Contractors for the provision of Agency Workers – Admin and Customer Contact Roles. For Lot Two the Housing Executive will award places to a maximum of ten (10) Contractors for the provision of Agency Workers – Building Trade and Manual Roles. For Lot Three the Housing Executive will award places to a maximum of ten (10) Contractors for the provision of Agency Workers – Technical and Professional Specialist Roles. Tenderers may bid for one, two or all Lots.
- Recurrence: The Housing Executive has the option to extend the Framework Agreement up to a maximum of a 4 year period, entirely at the discretion of the Housing Executive. This requirement maybe subject to re-tender depending on the Housing Executive requirements.
CPV: Supply services of commercial or industrial workers · Supply services of office personnel · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 28 suppliers · 15 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.5 per place) · 16 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Lot One - Admin and Customer Contact RolesCancelledRenewalPublished value£33,200,000
The Housing Executive has a Framework Agreement for the provision of Agency Workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs) to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload. Lot Three of this Framework Agreement covers Technical and Professional Specialist roles.
Lot #2Lot Two - Building Trades and Manual RolesCancelledRenewalPublished value£12,000,000
Lot #3Lot Three - Technical and Professional Specialist RolesCancelledRenewalPublished value£10,400,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality including Social Value: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality including Social Value: 40
- Cost: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 28 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
Yes · The Housing Executive has the option to extend the Framework Agreement up to a maximum of a 4 year period, entirely at the discretion of the Housing Executive. This requirement maybe subject to re-tender depending on the Housing Executive requirements.
- First published
- 23 Sept 2022, 15:13 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2025, 15:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
T1628- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073642- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036b14Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Housing Executive intends to extend the Framework Agreement for the final allowable 12 month period on the 15 December 2025, invoking clause 72 (1) (b) (ii) and incurring the additional expenditure for Lot Three.
Publisher note: The initial Framework Agreement Period was for a 2 year period (01 April 2023 - 31 March 2025). The Framework Agreement was extended for a further 12 month period, which currently expires on the 31 March 2026. The Housing Executive has the ability to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 12 month period (potential expiry date of the 31 March 2027).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Oct 2022, 15:30 BST
Timeline
24 Oct 2022 → 13 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Oct 2022, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until21 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published346 days ago13 Nov 2025, 15:28 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2023- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Nov 2025, 15:28 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot One - Admin and Customer Contact Roles
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2023
- Value
- £42,048,168
- Status
- active
Lot Two - Building Trades and Manual Roles
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2023
- Value
- £15,321,663
- Status
- active
Lot Three - Technical and Professional Specialist Roles
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2023
- Value
- £13,109,304
- Status
- active
Framework for the Provision of Agency Workers to the NI Housing Executive – Lot Three – Technical & Professional Specialist Roles
- Signed
- 18 Jan 2023
- Value
- £19,500,000
- Status
- active
- Change The Housing Executive is invoking Regulation 72 (1) (b) (ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 to modify the total contract value of Lot Three by less than 50% as is permissible under this clause. Please note the Contract Award Notice issued to award this Framework Agreement stated the Total value of the procurement is £71m with the Total value of Lot 3 being £13,109,304.00. By invoking this clause for Lot 3 the £71m will not be exceeded., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The Housing Executive awarded a Framework Agreement which contained three Lots, all ending at the same time, at a total value of £71m. This modification is in relation to Lot 3 as there has been an increase in the estimated usage in this Lot. Therefore the spend on this Lot has increased and will exceed the currently approved £13,109,304 limit. The Housing Executive are estimating that to extend the Framework Agreement, in it's entirety, for the final 12 month period (01 April 2026 - 31 March 2027) Lot 3 could incur additional expenditure of up to £19,500,000.00 This figure would be below the 50% allowable under clause 72 (1) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. To not extend Lot Three for the final 12 month period, in line with the other two Lots of the Framework Agreement, would cause significant inconvenience and substantial duplication costs to both the Housing Executive, service providers and to the affected Agency Workers under this Lot. Please note, the overall Total value of the Framework Agreement of £71m will not be affected by this modification.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Lot One - Admin and Customer Contact Roles | 15bids · 15 electronic · 8 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 2 · Lot Two - Building Trades and Manual Roles | 15bids · 15 electronic · 7 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · Lot Three - Technical and Professional Specialist Roles | 15bids · 15 electronic · 10 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
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- First Choice Selection Services LtdFramework contractor
- HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LTDFramework contractor
- Hays Specialist Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria