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Managed Service for Temporary Agency Resources

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 13:34

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Summary of the contracting process

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council appointed a managed service provider for temporary agency resources, a recruitment service. The provider manages the council’s access to temporary agency workers; the requirement is described as a service rather than a request for named roles or particular professions. Delivery is for the council in Basingstoke, England. The procurement was made through the ESPO MSTAR4 framework. This is relevant to recruitment businesses able to operate a managed service for public-sector temporary staffing, rather than only supplying individual candidates directly. The council is the buyer and the selected provider is Matrix SCM Ltd.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Matrix SCM Ltd on 30 September 2025. The estimated award value is £1.5 million; the final contract value varies with usage. The contract period runs from 1 November 2025 to 30 September 2027, with an option to extend twice for 12 months each. The process was a selective call-off from a framework agreement, rather than a standalone open competition. The submission deadline was 30 October 2025. The published details do not set out separate lots or specific evaluation criteria, so the basis for selecting the supplier cannot be described beyond the framework call-off route. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable to compete.

This award demonstrates demand from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for an end-to-end managed service covering temporary agency resources, with spend linked to actual usage. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to manage the agency supply chain and provide the council with reliable access to temporary workers, rather than simply recruit for a single vacancy. Experience delivering managed temporary staffing for public-sector organisations, the systems and capacity to coordinate agency suppliers and fulfil changing demand, and the ability to administer the service over a multi-year arrangement would be commercially relevant. The council used the ESPO MSTAR4 framework for this purchase, so suppliers seeking similar work should be positioned to participate through that framework route. The award establishes the scale and procurement approach used for this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Managed Service for Temporary Agency Resources

Notice Description

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has appointed Matrix SCM Limited as its Managed Service for Temporary Agency Resources under the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework. The total contract value is variable based on usage. The figure provided in Section 6 "Award Details" is an estimated total value. The contact is for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for 2x 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2d31687f-112d-4926-9e48-61d7f914c5f7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89d2c667-d9fb-48d2-ac30-2976bea637a3
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME

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
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 1-2 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
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BASINGSTOKE
Postcode
RG21 4AH
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ37 North Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Electoral Ward
Eastrop & Grove
Westminster Constituency
Basingstoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Matrix SCM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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