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CBC-1918-EFA-LS Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MStar4) - AWARD

Central Bedfordshire Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Central Bedfordshire Council appointed a managed service provider to manage and supply temporary agency workers across the Council. The service covers workforce resourcing, integration with the Council’s systems, agency supply-chain management and support for hard-to-fill, interim and specialist recruitment requirements. This is a recruitment and temporary staffing service, including coordination of the agencies supplying workers rather than a single staffing requirement. Delivery is associated with Central Bedfordshire Council at Priory House, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, and the service covers the Council’s workforce needs. The procurement is classified as recruitment services and falls within the services category. Matrix SCM Limited, trading as Matrix, was selected to provide the managed service.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework using a selective restricted procedure. The tender deadline was 9 March 2026 at 09:00 UTC, and the award date was 21 August 2026. Matrix was awarded the contract with a published value of £0 GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 21 August 2026 to 20 August 2029. The arrangement provides a neutral-vendor model for managing temporary agency supply, including agency coordination, systems integration and specialist recruitment support. The procurement records Central Bedfordshire Council as the buyer and Matrix as the successful supplier. The opportunity was identified as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award indicates a requirement for a mature managed-service operator able to coordinate a temporary staffing supply chain on behalf of a local authority. Credible competitors would need capability in workforce resourcing, neutral-vendor or managed-service delivery, agency performance and compliance management, and the handling of hard-to-fill, interim and specialist recruitment. Strong systems integration and reliable operational support would be important, because the service combines technology with day-to-day control of agencies and worker supply. Suppliers should be able to manage varied public-sector workforce requirements at Council scale, maintain relationships across an agency network and provide consistent reporting and service governance. The procurement route also shows the relevance of access to, and experience of operating through, the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CBC-1918-EFA-LS Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MStar4) - AWARD

Notice Description

Central Bedfordshire Council has appointed Matrix SCM Limited as its Managed Service Provider under the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework to deliver a neutral vendor solution for the management and supply of temporary agency workers across the Council. The service includes workforce resourcing, systems integration, agency supply chain management, and support for hard-to-fill, interim and specialist recruitment requirement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-25129e29-c029-40ac-afe0-752e4467ac5a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7031da49-8bde-421a-ad6a-1c87311ca38b
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
9 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
21 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2029 3-4 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
Central Bedfordshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORDSHIRE
Postcode
SG17 5TQ
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward
Shefford
Westminster Constituency
Hitchin

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Matrix

Further Information

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