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title: "The Provision of Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services"
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# The Provision of Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-temporary-and-permanent-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067697). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Trains Ltd: "The Provision of Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Trains Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-trains-ltd-GB-PPON-PZCJ-2164-HJQZ)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £6,162,000 (exc. VAT, 8 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 17 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-temporary-and-permanent-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067697#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067697`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-temporary-and-permanent-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067697#tl-md)

## Description
The Provision of Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services £5.2m over 8 contracts

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (8)
- **Award:** MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LTD (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59792`
  - Value: £221,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/03/2026

- **Award:** PRACTICUS LTD (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **PRACTICUS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-112493`
  - Value: £1,280,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/03/2026

- **Award:** SEARCH CONSULTANCY LTD (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **SEARCH CONSULTANCY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185009`
  - Value: £104,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/03/2026

- **Award:** FORD AND STANLEY LIMITED (pending)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **FORD & STANLEY LIMITED, Morson Human Resources Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PWRD-8388-GNXZ`, `GB-FTS-59795`
  - Value: £1,700,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/03/2026

- **Award:** MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED (active)
  - Award id: `5`
  - Supplier(s): **GANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Morson Human Resources Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147900`, `GB-FTS-59795`
  - Value: £360,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/03/2026

- **Award:** GANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LTD (pending)
  - Award id: `6`
  - Supplier(s): **GANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147900`, `GB-FTS-180540`
  - Value: £1,700,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/03/2026

- **Award:** COMPUTER FUTURES (active)
  - Award id: `7`
  - Supplier(s): **STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLP, TXM RECRUIT LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180540`, `GB-COH:05550878`
  - Value: £253,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/03/2026

- **Award:** TXM RECRUIT LTD (pending)
  - Award id: `8`
  - Supplier(s): **TXM RECRUIT LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:05550878`
  - Value: £544,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029235-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-30T14:47:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T04:57:40.499Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067697