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GSS24830 Administrator

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation required an administrator, sourced through UK Shared Business Services Limited. The procurement covers personnel supply services, specifically the provision of an administrator through temporary or fixed-term staffing arrangements. The work is to be delivered in the United Kingdom. The buyer is UK Shared Business Services Limited, which manages the arrangement for the public sector requirement. This is a services procurement rather than a goods or construction opportunity. The requirement is relevant to recruitment agencies, temporary staffing providers and organisations able to identify and supply administrative personnel for UK public-sector assignments. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although it was not reserved for voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. The contract was awarded to Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited on 4 November 2024, for £93,336.80 including the stated GBP currency. It was made by direct award as a call-off from the CCS RM6277 Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework, using a selective procurement method. The contract period runs from 12 November 2024 to 31 December 2026. The requirement was previously subject to a submission deadline of 4 November 2024 at 12:00 UTC. The procurement records variations affecting the period, including changes recorded against 31 March 2025, 31 December 2026 and 30 June 2026, followed by a further variation dated 1 June 2026 to 31 December 2026.

For suppliers that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates demand from UK Research and Innovation for agency-supplied administrative staff through a public-sector staffing framework. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need access to suitable temporary and fixed-term personnel, reliable processes for identifying administrators, and the operational capacity to place and support staff in the United Kingdom. Experience supplying administrative workers to public-sector or similarly governed organisations would help demonstrate understanding of compliance, onboarding, timescales and service continuity. Suppliers should also be able to compete through the relevant framework route, since this requirement was placed as a framework call-off rather than through an open standalone tender. The recorded SME suitability indicates that smaller recruitment businesses can be relevant where they can meet these delivery expectations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GSS24830 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9b138da9-3c0b-4f6d-857d-eb287c311147
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9263af55-d536-482d-a629-65738bc3cc84
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
£48,833 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£48,833 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
12 Nov 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 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
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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