Official UK procurement notice
MANAGED SERVICE FOR TEMPORARY STAFF FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionMulti Service Provider (MSP) to provide temporary staffing services across all functions of the council, to be easily accessible to all hiring managers and to ensure all external regulations and internal checks are carried out on potential temporary staff and a high calibre of candidate is provided.
- Recurrence: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 52 bids on the busiest of 11 lots · 18 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 16 Feb 2024
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Local AuthoritiesCancelledRenewal UK, Yorkshire & Humber
Lot #2Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Central GovernmentCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 2 for the provision of a managed
service for temporary recruitment for Central Government. This lot is designed to meet the
needs of all Central Government bodies seeking access to a managed service solution for
their temporary recruitment requirements.
Lot #3Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – HousingCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 3 for the provision of a managed
service for temporary recruitment for Housing. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all
organisations in the Housing sector seeking access to a managed service solution for their
temporary recruitment requirements.
Lot #4Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Higher EducationCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 4 for the provision of a managed
service for temporary recruitment for Higher Education. This lot is designed to meet the
needs of all Higher Education establishments seeking access to a managed service solution
for their temporary recruitment requirements
Lot #5Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Emergency ServicesCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 5 for the provision of a managed
service for temporary recruitment for Emergency Services. This lot is designed to meet the
needs of all Emergency Services seeking access to a managed service solution for their
temporary recruitment requirements.
Lot #6Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – GeneralCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 6 for the provision of a managed
service for temporary recruitment for all public sector organisations. This lot is designed to
meet the needs of all public sector organisations seeking access to a managed service
solution for their temporary recruitment requirements.
Lot #7Recruitment Process OutsourcingCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 7 for the provision of Recruitment
Process Outsourcing (RPO). This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector
organisations seeking Recruitment Process Outsourcing, ranging from a fully outsourced
RPO model to the delivery of modular elements of the recruitment process.
Lot #8Recruit Train DeployCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 8 for the provision of Recruit Train
Deploy solutions. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations
seeking Recruit Train Deploy solutions, through which the provider shall support the
Contracting Authority with the recruitment, training and ultimately deployment of workers
within their organisation.
Lot #9Emerging Talent RecruitmentCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 9 for the provision of Emerging Talent
Recruitment. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations seeking
Emerging Talent Recruitment solutions, whether it be a service for all their emerging talent
requirements, or for a specific volume of their emerging talent requirements.
Lot #10Total Talent ManagementCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 10 for the provision of Total Talent
Management. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations
seeking a Total Talent Management solution, through which they are looking to engage with
a Supplier in a strategic relationship for some or all of their talent requirements.
Lot #11Vendor Management SystemsCancelledRenewal UK
YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 11 for the provision of Vendor
Management Systems. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector
organisations seeking to access a Vendor Management System to support some or all of
their recruitment and supply chain needs.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Local Authorities | 40% | 50% | 10% | |
| 10 · Total Talent Management | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 11 · Vendor Management Systems | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 2 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Central Government | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 3 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Housing | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 4 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Higher Education | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 5 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Emergency Services | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 6 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – General | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 7 · Recruitment Process Outsourcing | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 8 · Recruit Train Deploy | 40% | 40% | 20% | |
| 9 · Emerging Talent Recruitment | 40% | 40% | 20% |
- Suitability
Organisations must ensure that they are not in breach of any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusions contained in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please refer to the
Tender Documentation/ Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Procurement Documents’ in ‘Communication’ section in this notice
- Price carries 40–50 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 40 points.
- “MANAGED SERVICE FOR TEMPORARY STAFF FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- 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
Yes · There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.
- First published
- 12 Oct 2023, 11:45 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 15:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
69714- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018091- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b52Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Please refer to the Framework Agreement Terms and Conditions located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under Procurement Documents in ‘Communication’ Section in this notice.
Publisher note: YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users . YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Nov 2023 → 30 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts16 Feb 2024
- Notice published30 Apr 2025, 15:21 BST
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Oct 2023- Deadline moved to 22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT31 Oct 2023, 15:04 GMT+7 days · was 15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 29 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT16 Nov 2023, 16:32 GMT+7 days · was 22 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Mar 2024, 14:27 GMT
- Procurement method changed30 Apr 2025, 15:21 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Apr 2025, 15:21 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 15 Nov 2023 | 22 Nov 2023 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 15 Nov 2023 | 22 Nov 2023 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 22 Nov 2023 | 29 Nov 2023 | +7 d |
Closing date extended to 22/11/2023 at 12:00 noon to take into account the October half term break. All of the other details remain the same.
Closing date extended to 29/11/2023 at 12:00 noon
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-10: 2 releases · 12 Oct 2023, 31 Oct 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast12 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 10 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £5,000,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
MANAGED SERVICE FOR TEMPORARY STAFF FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
- Signed
- 7 Mar 2025
- Value
- £48,000,000
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Local Authorities
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Total Talent Management
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Vendor Management Systems
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Central Government
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Housing
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Higher Education
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Emergency Services
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – General
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Recruit Train Deploy
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Emerging Talent Recruitment
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Feb 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Local Authorities | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Central Government | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Housing | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Higher Education | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – Emergency Services | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment – General | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Recruitment Process Outsourcing | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 8 · Recruit Train Deploy | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 9 · Emerging Talent Recruitment | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 10 · Total Talent Management | 52bids | — | — | — |
| 11 · Vendor Management Systems | 52bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- YPOContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
- High Court of JusticeMediation body
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
20 commercial parties on the notice- ADECCO UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CLARITY WORKFORCE TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- COMENSURA LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CONEXIA LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GI RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GOODMAN MASSON LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GREEN PARK INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GUIDANT GLOBAL UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 10 more suppliers
- HCRG WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MATRIX SCM LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MATRIX SCM LIMITEDFramework contractor
- OMNI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PEOPLESCOUT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- RETINUE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Reed Specialist Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
- TATE RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria