Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services
Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services £5.2m over 8 contracts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 13:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 15:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029235- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067697Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
This direct award is made in accordance with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Schedule 5 paragraph 7
Additional or repeat goods, services or works
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.
NTL has extended the current arrangements we hold with:
MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LTD
PRACTICUS LTD
SEARCH CONSULTANCY LTD
FORD AND STANLEY LIMITED
MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED
GANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LTD
COMPUTER FUTURES
TXM RECRUIT LTD
For the provision of temporary and permanent recruitment services until 31st of March 2027. Such extension is required to allow NTL sufficient time to undertake a fully compliant procurement process whilst allowing flexibility for a mobilisation period if required, this is expected to begin imminently.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 10 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published207 days ago30 Mar 2026, 15:47 BST
- Standstill ends195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published27 Mar 2026, 13:42 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 15:47 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected11 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Page International Recruitment LimitedMICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LTD11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £221,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| PRACTICUS LIMITEDPRACTICUS LTD11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £1,280,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Search ConsultancySEARCH CONSULTANCY LTD11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £104,000 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| FORD & STANLEY LIMITED, Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)joint awardFORD AND STANLEY LIMITED11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £1,700,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Ganymede Solutions Limited, Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)joint awardMORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £360,000 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Ganymede Solutions Limited, SThree Partnership LLPjoint awardGANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LTD11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £1,700,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| SThree Partnership LLP, TXM RECRUIT LTDjoint awardCOMPUTER FUTURES11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £253,000 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| TXM RECRUIT LTDTXM RECRUIT LTD11 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £544,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
8 commercial parties on the notice- FORD & STANLEY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- GANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PRACTICUS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- SEARCH CONSULTANCY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLPAwarded supplier
- TXM RECRUIT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (16)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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