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1898 Flexible Resourcing Bank Staff for NHS Arden & GEM CSU

NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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01 Oct 2025 at 15:02

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit sought to enhance their workforce capacity through a public procurement process titled "1898 Flexible Resourcing Bank Staff for NHS Arden & GEM CSU." This procurement, focused on recruitment services, used a selective method via ESPO's Strategic HR Services Framework under Lot 1a, emphasizing admin, HR, and business support. The award was concluded on the 1st of October 2025, with the contracting stage officially complete. The contract, valued at GBP 325,000, spans from the 1st of September 2025 to the 31st of August 2026 and covers England, specifically with postal addresses in Derby (DE1 3QT). This opportunity was structured specifically for large firms as it did not hold suitability for SMEs or VCSEs. The tender was in the tender stage until the 14th of July 2025, with the subsequent award occurring on the 17th of September 2025.

This tender presents substantial business growth potential particularly for large recruitment agencies capable of supplying a diverse range of qualified personnel across various tiers and skill sets, inclusive of project management, finance, HR, and analytics. The awarded suppliers, Gi Group Recruitment Limited, Michael Page (Page Group), and TATE RECRUITMENT LIMITED, exemplify the type of businesses that are ideally positioned to benefit from such contracts. Their involvement underscores the demand for companies that can flexibly align human resource services to the structured needs of governmental and public health services, providing significant business opportunities in a consistently required industry.

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Notice Title

1898 Flexible Resourcing Bank Staff for NHS Arden & GEM CSU

Notice Description

Provision of Flexible Resourcing for Arden & GEM CSU. We are seeking additional external support to source suitably qualified staff, who will join our payroll for specific customer support assignments. This will be on Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and bands 3-9 across the full range of skill sets, including but not limited to project and programme management, finance, HR, contracting, commissioning support and analytics. Procured using ESPO's Strategic HR Services Framework (3S-22) Lot 1a - Admin, HR & Business Support framework.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-542e5074-fa4a-49ea-931c-9a5dee943651
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ea169f7-1be6-4636-ba8c-7a770507892b
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
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
£325,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
14 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Mark Didcock AGEM
Contact Email
mark.didcock@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE1 3QT
Post Town
Derby
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Darley
Westminster Constituency
Derby North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

GI GROUP RECRUITMENT

MICHAEL PAGE (PAGE GROUP

TATE RECRUITMENT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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