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GSS24789 - Administrator

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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03 Sep 2026 at 12:57

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17 Mar 2025 at 14:50

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31 Oct 2024 at 14:11

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Summary of the contracting process

UK Shared Business Services Limited procured administrator services for UK Research and Innovation. The requirement is for the supply of personnel, specifically an administrator provided as temporary or fixed-term staff. The work is categorised as services and is delivered in the United Kingdom. The buyer is based in Swindon, and the procurement relates to UK public-sector business support staffing. This opportunity would be relevant to recruitment agencies, temporary staffing providers and personnel suppliers able to source and supply administrative staff. It is focused on placing an administrator rather than delivering a broader business administration, consultancy or facilities-management service. The requirement was sourced through the buyer’s use of the CCS Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework, so experience supplying staff through public-sector frameworks is directly relevant.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded; it is not a competition for new bids. The buyer used a selective procedure and made a direct award as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 15 October 2024, and the award was made on 30 October 2024. Reed Specialist Recruitment was awarded the contract. The award value was £20,061.30 including the stated currency of GBP, while the procurement value recorded for the extended requirement is £97,577.40. The contract runs from 1 November 2024 to 31 December 2026. The original period was followed by three recorded variations, extending the arrangement through successive periods to the final contract end date. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a public-sector requirement for administrative personnel supplied through a temporary and fixed-term staffing framework. A credible competitor for a future requirement with UK Shared Business Services Limited would need the ability to recruit, vet and place suitable administrators, manage temporary or fixed-term assignments, and provide reliable staffing support over an extended engagement. Familiarity with framework call-offs and direct-award routes would be commercially important, as would the operational capacity to administer placements, maintain communication with the public-sector buyer and handle changes to the staffing requirement. Recruitment agencies and specialist personnel suppliers are the closest fit. The recorded SME and VCSE suitability also indicates that smaller or mission-led staffing organisations may be able to compete when the requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GSS24789 - Administrator

Notice Description

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework. Original Contract Date: 07/10/2024 - 31/03/2025 Variation 001: 01/04/2025 - 31/12/2025

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-26cbb72b-4f73-44ac-9b59-63713b8852f4
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/201e2c16-e8e1-48f2-8532-78d732b3bc8d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£53,073 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£73,134 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Oct 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Further Information

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