Official UK procurement notice
Temporary Workers · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBraintree District Council has entered a contract with a master vendor to work with the Operations department to supply a range of temporary workers to support the day-to-day operations and deliver front line services, including but not limited to; Waste Services, Trade Waste Collections, Street Cleansing, Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance Services, HGV Repair and Maintenance Services and general service support. The range of temporary workers and the tasks required to be undertaken, may vary throughout the lifetime of the contract.
The Contractor will be required to undertake full and robust checks on the temporary workers to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and best practice within the industry.
This contract will not be exclusive and if the Contractor is unable to supply temporary workers as required, alternative agencies will be utilised.
Please also note the following with regard to the potential impact of Local Government Reform (LGR) and Devolution to this project; The contracting authority is Braintree District Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,250,000
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 (5)
- Ability to meet specification: 15%
- Performance management: 15%
- Implementation: 15%
- Commercial: 50%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Commercial
- Ability to meet specification
- Performance management
- Implementation
- Social Value
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2026, 17:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
EPP0151- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074413- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e283Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published338 days ago17 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by289 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline289 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent259 days ago4 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends249 days ago13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by246 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts197 days ago7 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published183 days ago21 Apr 2026, 17:54 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025- Tender notice published17 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Dec 2025, 09:12 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT15 Dec 2025, 09:12 GMT+21 days · was 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published4 Feb 2026, 12:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2026, 12:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected6 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Apr 2026, 17:54 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
Replaced 'Contracting Authority' with 'Braintree District Council' in the Procurement Description field in the LGR paragraph.
Extension to tender deadline due to a significant change in insurance requirement during the clarifications period
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 17 Nov 2025, 17 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Call Contract Services LimitedEPP01517 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2029 · up to 6 Apr 2031Extensions: 12 months followed by a further period of 12 months | £3,902,511 | 27 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · First Call Contract Services Limited
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £3,902,511
- Period
- 22 Apr 2026 – 21 Apr 2029 · up to 21 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 months followed by a further period of 12 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- First Call Contract ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender