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CSP26734 - Administrator

UK Shared Business Services Limited

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12 Aug 2026 at 10:11

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Summary of the contracting process

UK Shared Business Services Limited, acting for UK Research and Innovation, procured administrator personnel services for delivery in the United Kingdom. The requirement was to bring in an administrator, within the broader category of supplying personnel, including temporary staff. This is a service rather than a goods or construction opportunity, and is relevant to recruitment agencies, staffing providers and personnel suppliers able to provide administrative staff. The arrangement was sourced through the public sector’s Non Clinical Staffing framework, indicating a requirement for an organisation able to provide personnel through an established staffing supply route. The buyer is based in Swindon, while the service delivery location is stated as the United Kingdom. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from the CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing framework, through direct award. The tender submission deadline was 4 August 2026 at 12:00. Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd was awarded the contract on 11 August 2026 for £18,124.45 including the stated currency, GBP. The contract period runs from 10 August 2026 to 31 December 2026. The procurement was evaluated through the framework call-off and direct-award route rather than an open competition. The awarded supplier is Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd. The stated requirement was for administrator personnel services, with the procurement classified as the supply of personnel, including temporary staff.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates demand from UK Research and Innovation for short-term administrator staffing through UK Shared Business Services Limited. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to recruit and supply suitable administrative personnel, manage temporary or contingent staffing arrangements and operate effectively within the relevant public sector staffing framework or an equivalent approved route. The requirement is well suited to an SME staffing or recruitment business, provided it can meet public sector call-off requirements and deliver personnel in the United Kingdom. Experience supplying administrators, reliable candidate sourcing, responsive account management and the capacity to support a defined staffing need would strengthen a supplier’s position when this buyer next addresses comparable demand.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP26734 - 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 Staffing.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-595409fd-d60b-42c1-a7bc-1fc8fb4ab58b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec2ab64f-8506-4f6e-a982-84a4a7855ab2
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
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
£18,124 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£18,124 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
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
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Contact Email
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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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