Notice Information
Notice Title
Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2025
Notice Description
The Cirrus Consortium is sought bids from service providers to participate in an agency labour & recruitment services framework covering the following lots: - Lot 1: Professional services staff (including, but not limited to, administration, contact centre, IT, finance, HR, legal, specialist consultant, housing services, asset management staff) a) Provision of temporary workers b) Recruitment of permanent workers - Lot 2: Manual services staff (including, but not limited to, plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, ancillary, catering staff) a) Provision of temporary workers b) Recruitment of permanent workers - Lot 3: Executive and management level staff (including, but not limited to, senior management, directors, board members, technical roles) a) Provision of temporary workers b) Recruitment of permanent workers - Lot 4: Neutral vendor (service providers that can manage a supply chain of agencies to deliver all roles required by a consortium member including those covered in lots 1-3) - Lot 5: Master vendor (service providers that can deliver all roles required by a consortium member including those covered in lots 1-3) In compliance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, Halton Housing (Community Benefit Society Registration number: 7744) are the principle contracting authority for the establishment of this framework and Cirrus Purchasing Ltd are the managing agent on behalf of the Cirrus Consortium. The framework is to cover call-off contracts made within England, Scotland and Wales, but excludes Northern Ireland. The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102. Defined groups can be found in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement. Additional information: The framework is to cover call-off contracts made within England, Scotland and Wales, but excludes Northern Ireland. The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, including but not limited to the defined groups referenced in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement (or those that supersede them). The framework is also available for use by all current and future members of The Consortium.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-19c701a2-0e93-4540-ae10-03e9e4be2641
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca1c4db8-ac76-47ca-8e8c-18af673a948f
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £800,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Sep 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Aug 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Sep 2025 - 24 Sep 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Cirrus Purchasing
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WIDNES
- Postcode
- WA8 0TD
- Postcode Area
- Warrington
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Halton
- Electoral Ward
- Halton View
- Westminster Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 80
- Supplier Names
Access Computer Consulting PLC
BUTLER ROSS LIMITED (07083570)
Castlefield Recruitment Limited
CY Executive Resourcing Limited
Everest Recruitment and Services Ltd
GI GROUP RECRUITMENT LTD (01949160)
Gravitas Recruitment Group Limited
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
identifi Global Resources Limited
James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Kinetic Recruitment Services Ltd
L.A. International Computer Consultants Limited
Michael Page International Recruitment Limited
Neave Employment Ltd t/a Pamela Neave Employment Group
Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca1c4db8-ac76-47ca-8e8c-18af673a948f
24th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec129202-dff3-4953-a107-fabd7c453ae1
14th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5Z76AQJ4EF
The link allows access to tender documentation and should be used for submission of bids.
Notice URLs
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