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GSS24521 - Data Centre Operations Support

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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14 Oct 2026 at 11:08

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11 Jun 2025 at 12:06

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Summary of the contracting process

UK Shared Business Services Limited procured data centre operations support staff for UK Research and Innovation. The requirement is for personnel to support data centre operations, rather than equipment or construction work. Delivery is in Swindon. The procurement is categorised as a service and covers the supply of personnel, including temporary staff. UK Shared Business Services Limited is the named buyer; UK Research and Innovation is identified as the organisation with the staffing requirement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited. It was a direct award call-off from the Crown Commercial Service’s Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework. The award date is recorded as 18 July 2024. The latest recorded award value is £248,210.38. The contract period runs from 6 August 2024 to 26 March 2027, following a series of extensions. The original tender deadline was 18 July 2024. The requirement was treated as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No evaluation criteria or separate lots are set out in the procurement information.

For recruitment businesses, this award shows demand from UK Research and Innovation for personnel supporting data centre operations, procured through a public-sector staffing framework. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited was selected, and the requirement was delivered through successive contract extensions. A future competitor would need to provide suitable data centre operations support staff and be capable of supplying them through the relevant framework route. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs, so smaller recruitment suppliers may be relevant competitors where they can meet the staffing requirement and framework conditions. The commercial opportunity is specifically in supplying operational support personnel for this buyer, rather than general IT services or data centre equipment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GSS24521 - Data Centre Operations Support

Notice Description

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in Data Centre Operations Support staff. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework. Original Contract Value = 15/07/24 to 04/10/24 Variation 001 = 04/10/24 to 01/11/24 Variation 002 = 04/11/2024 - 31/01/2025 Variation 003 = 01/02/2025 - 30/05/2025 Variation 004 = 31/05/2025 - 26/09/2025 Variation 005 = 27/09/2025 - 27/03/2026 Variation 006 = 28/03/2026 - 25/09/2026 Variation 007 = 26/09/2026 - 26/03/2027

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d5a8ca18-7551-4e57-9e54-79d51e8f99de
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/338d472b-bc8d-44b0-9375-351880bdcd65
Current Stage
Award
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
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
£248,210 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£693,501 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Jul 20242 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 1UH
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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Further Information

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