Official UK procurement notice
Temporary Staffing · Cardiff University (Mar 2026)
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Awarded value£1,500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Berkeley Scott, Blue Arrow Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCall off from TUCO framework for temporary staff requirements
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Call-Off agreementAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Mar 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Authority reference
CU.2061.AR- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027467- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06741fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Call off from TUCO framework procured under PCR15
Publisher note: (WA Ref:163349)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley ScottSME, Blue Arrow Ltdjoint award | £1,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027467-2026-CU.2061.AR-1 · Berkeley ScottSME, Blue Arrow Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Berkeley ScottAwarded supplier
- Blue ArrowAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.