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Temporary Worker Agencies and Interim Contractors/Consultants for Preferred Supplier Listing Status for Dorset Unitary Council Y24006

BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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05 Aug 2026 at 13:38

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Summary of the contracting process

Connect2Dorset, a joint venture involving Dorset Unitary Council and Kent Commercial Services, is procuring recruitment services from temporary worker agencies and interim contractor or consultant agencies. The requirement is to support a managed recruitment service for Dorset Unitary Council’s temporary agency, contractor and interim staffing needs, with an option to extend the service to maintained schools and academy, multi-academy and academy trust organisations. Successful agencies will join the dynamic purchasing system as preferred suppliers. Delivery is potentially across the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories and a wide range of international locations. The opportunity is primarily for specialist recruitment businesses able to source and supply temporary and interim personnel.

The procurement reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a restricted procedure above the threshold. The tender submission deadline was 31 March 2025 at 00:00. The contract period was set to run from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2026 at 23:59:59. The estimated maximum value is £500,000,000 including the stated procurement scope. This is a services procurement for recruitment, operated through a dynamic purchasing system rather than a single fixed supplier appointment. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Agencies should assess the tender requirements and managed-service arrangements before deciding whether to pursue.

This opportunity suits recruitment agencies with established capability in temporary workforce supply and the placement of interim contractors and consultants. It is relevant to businesses able to manage end-to-end recruitment activity for a public-sector client, respond to varied staffing requirements and support a managed recruitment model. Agencies serving local government, schools or academy trusts may be particularly well placed, as may providers with broad candidate networks and the operational capacity to handle work across multiple locations. The dynamic purchasing system can suit both established providers and smaller or community-focused organisations that can demonstrate reliable candidate sourcing, compliance processes, worker administration and responsive account management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Temporary Worker Agencies and Interim Contractors/Consultants for Preferred Supplier Listing Status for Dorset Unitary Council Y24006

Notice Description

Dorset Unitary Council & Kent Commercial Services Limited T/A Connect2Dorset is a joint venture between Dorset Unitary Council & Kent Commercial Services Kent Ltd (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), newly formed for the purpose of delivering services back to Dorset Unitary Council and CSKL respectively, for the benefit of the communities that it serves. This opportunity will allow Connect2Dorset to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary agency, contractor and interim recruitment needs of Dorset Unitary Council, with an option for managed services to Dorset Unitary Council maintained schools and Academy Trusts/Multi Academy Trusts. Connect2Dorset are seeking temporary recruitment and interim worker agencies to join the DPS

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ae1692f2-be4d-40c2-b4c4-43ea44d3ebfa
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ce80f3a-c3ee-432f-956a-66391527eae3
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£500,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 1 Apr 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MALLING
Postcode
ME19 4YT
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ46 West Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Electoral Ward
Kings Hill
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Further Information

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