Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Recruitment Agency Services
Authority: Scottish Water
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish Water (SW) is seeking to appoint a single supplier to manage provision of contingent workers under a Managed Service Programme (MSP). SW currently engages agency workers from seven framework suppliers who provide workers for specific disciplines. <br/><br/>The MSP provider will deliver the following services: <br/>Fulfilment of all SW’s agency worker requirements <br/>Management of all SW’s current agency workers <br/>Fulfilment of agency workers for SW’s capital investment programme. These workers are engaged and managed by SW’s strategic delivery partners. <br/>Sourcing of candidates for permanent recruitment. SW’s primary approach is direct recruitment for permanent positions, so this service only applies in limited circumstances when direct recruitment has failed or for hard-to-fill positions <br/>Management of sub-agencies used to provide contingent workers<br/>Sourcing of contingent workers to provide project and other services
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£150,000,000
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).
- Shortlisting
- See Procurement Documents for further information.
- “The Provision of Recruitment Agency Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 May 2025, 11:05 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
- Authority reference
SW25/PS&S/1503- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065689- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b1eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See Procurement Documents for further information
Publisher note: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projects
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Jun 2025 → 13 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published103 days ago13 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 065689-2026-1
- Signed
- 19 Jan 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Guidant Global UK LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria