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CS22260 RM6160 Administrator

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation required an administrator, supplied through temporary or fixed-term staffing services. The requirement is personnel provision rather than a broader administrative service: the published description identifies one administrator, without setting out duties or a particular specialism. UK Shared Business Services Limited is the named buyer. Delivery is stated only as being in the United Kingdom, with no specific town or site identified. This is relevant to recruitment businesses and staffing agencies able to source and supply administrators for public-sector organisations. The procurement is categorised as a service and concerns the supply of personnel, including temporary staff.

The procurement has been awarded and is recorded as complete. Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited was selected through a direct award from the Crown Commercial Service framework for non-clinical temporary and fixed-term staff; the route is described as a framework call-off. The contract period runs from 3 June 2022 to 31 March 2027. The award is valued at £205,552.10, with the award dated 2 May 2022. The original tender record gives an estimated period from 3 May 2022 to 31 March 2027 and an estimated value of £205,552.10; its submission deadline was 2 May 2022 at midday. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable. No separate evaluation criteria or lot structure are set out in the process information.

This award demonstrates a sustained requirement by UK Research and Innovation for administrator staffing through a public-sector framework, and shows that the buyer used a direct framework call-off rather than a new open competition. Recruitment and staffing suppliers with access to suitable administrative candidates and the ability to support temporary or fixed-term placements are the closest competitors for this requirement. The selected supplier was a small or medium-sized recruitment business, indicating that this scale of staffing work was not limited to large firms. Suppliers assessing their fit should focus on their ability to source administrators and deliver staffing services within a non-clinical temporary and fixed-term framework arrangement. The published requirement does not identify specialist qualifications, accreditations, staffing volumes or detailed administrative duties, so those should not be assumed to have been decisive.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CS22260 RM6160 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 RM6160 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b518b8af-a815-469b-a3f7-f5dca54c6c49
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62c770b6-1cac-4ab0-8171-4f159fa5163b
Current Stage
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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
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£183,120 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£482,788 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 20265 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 May 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
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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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