Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
The Provision of Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services
Buyer: NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED →
BuyerNORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published5 Jun 2025
What is being bought
NTL has extended the current arrangements we hold with Ford and Stanley Limited, Ganymede Solutions Limited and Practicus Limited for the provision of temporary and permanent recruitment services until 31st of March 2026. Such extension is required to allow NTL adequate time to conduct an in depth review of our long term requirements and undertake a fully compliant procurement process whilst allowing flexibility for a mobilisation period if required.
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNTL has extended the current arrangements we hold with Ford and Stanley Limited, Ganymede Solutions Limited and Practicus Limited for the provision of temporary and permanent recruitment services until 31st of March 2026.
Such extensions are required to allow NTL the time to undertake a comprehensive review of our long term recruitment requirements, conduct a re-procurement exercise and implement a new system if required.
With reference to the Procurement Act 2023, Regulation 41.1, a direct award is permitted in cases where:
'The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-
(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.'
Railway operations are highly time-sensitive and safety-critical, requiring a workforce that can integrate seamlessly with existing teams, have key specialised skills, industry knowledge, and certifications . Due to how embedded current contractors are within NTL's operations, replacing this workforce would highly risk railway operations, as a change un supplier may result in a delays to supply workers with the same level of expertise, leading to potential gaps in service, increased training costs, and project delays as the current contractors are deeply embedded within the organisation, with NTL's internal workforce not having the capacity or capability within areas such as engineering to carry out work at the same level required to continue running rail services whilst a change of contractors are mobilising. Consequently, removing such contractors would cause disruption to rail services at the public's detriment.
Continuing our current provisions enables NTL to maintain workforce continuity to run the railway while finalizing a long-term strategy that meets regulatory and operational requirements. A forced transition to a new supplier before completing this process would introduce unnecessary risks, inefficiencies, and potential non-compliance issues as we would not have completed an appropriate tender exercise.
Extending these provisions to 31st of March 2026 allows adequate time for an in depth review of our long term requirements and a fully compliant procurement process to be undertaken whilst allowing flexibility for a mobilisation period if required.
NTL anticipate going to market for these services by September 2025.
Rationale classificationsadditionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierFORD & STANLEY LIMITED
2
Statusactive
SupplierGANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
3
Statusactive
SupplierPRACTICUS LIMITED
Contracts
1
Statusactive
Value£1,674,759
2
Statusactive
Value£1,054,980
3
Statusactive
Value£2,025,722
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-050e3d |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 030259-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Thu Jun 05 2025 12:58:19 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 3 |
| Contracts in latest release | 3 |
| Parties in latest release | 4 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2025 | award, contract | 030259-2025 |
| 7 May 2025 | award, contract | 019522-2025 |
| 7 May 2025 | award, contract | 019520-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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5 Jun 2025 · 030259-2025 · award, contract
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