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CA16416 - Hopwood Hall College - Agency Staff and Recruitment (Preferred Supplier List) - ITT

ADB (UK) LIMITED

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31 Jul 2026 at 14:11

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31 Jul 2026 at 14:10

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24 Jul 2026 at 11:31

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10 Sep 2025 at 13:33

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Summary of the contracting process

Hopwood Hall College is procuring agency staffing and recruitment services for its college operations, covering temporary personnel across five areas: standard teaching staff; learning support assistants, SEND staff and other student-facing roles; specialist teaching such as trade subjects; cleaning and catering; and general business support in finance, marketing and HR. The requirement is for a preferred supplier list, allowing the college to access recruitment providers for different staffing needs. The main service is the supply of temporary personnel (CPV 79620000). Delivery is centred on Hopwood Hall College’s Rochdale campus in England, with the requirement also described as potentially covering the United Kingdom and wider locations. The opportunity is classified as a service and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The award was made on 24 July 2026 to Dovetail and Slate Limited, Axis Recruitment Limited, Morgan Hunt UK Ltd and Gill Cooke Personnel Limited. The four suppliers were awarded the requirement jointly for £2,800,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2029. The tender deadline was 4 January 2026. The arrangement covers five service lots: standard teaching; learning support, SEND and student-facing roles; specialist teaching; cleaning and catering; and general business support. The tender was published on 10 September 2025 and the procurement is complete. The recorded award is active.

This award demonstrates established demand from Hopwood Hall College for a broad recruitment supply chain rather than a single staffing niche. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable ability to source and manage temporary teaching staff, including specialist trade tutors, alongside SEND and learning-support personnel, student-facing workers, cleaners, catering staff and business support professionals. Providers with separate education, specialist skills and non-teaching recruitment capabilities would be well placed to cover the full requirement, while focused agencies may be relevant to individual service areas. The selected supplier group indicates that the buyer values recruitment capacity across varied occupational categories and the ability to support college staffing needs at scale. SMEs are explicitly identified as suitable, so smaller agencies with reliable compliance, candidate pipelines and service delivery across the required roles could compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CA16416 - Hopwood Hall College - Agency Staff and Recruitment (Preferred Supplier List) - ITT

Notice Description

Hopwood Hall College tender for the provision of Agency Staff and Recruitment (Preferred Supplier List) from 05/01/2025 to 04/01/2028 (with optional 2 x 12 Months extensions) Includes Lots: Lot 1: Lot 1 - Standard Teaching Staff Lot 2: Lot 2 - Learning Support Assistants / SEND Staff and other student facing roles Lot 3: Lot 3 - Teaching Specialisms - trade etc Lot 4: Lot 4 - Cleaning / Catering staff Lot 5: Lot 5 - general business support (finance, marketing, HR) To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA16416. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA16416 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-eb892966-29fa-4a22-8ba0-de6400aac4b9
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/486cd0e8-e55e-4aa8-a751-8a1460e042c7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,800,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2029 3-4 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
ADB (UK) LIMITED
Additional Buyers

Hopwood Hall College

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
ROCHDALE
Postcode
M24 6XH
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rochdale
Electoral Ward
Hopwood Hall
Westminster Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

AXIS RECRUITMENT LIMITED

DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED

GILL COOKE PERSONNEL LIMITED

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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