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Y22019 - Connect2Surrey - Dynamic Purchasing System of Temporary Worker Agencies and Interim Contractors/Consultants for Preferred Provider Listing status

Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP T/A Connect2Surrey (C2S)

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31 May 2023 at 10:04

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27 Oct 2021 at 13:54

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Summary of the contracting process

Connect2Surrey, a joint venture involving Surrey County Council and Commercial Services Kent Ltd, sought recruitment services through a managed service for temporary workers and interim contractors or consultants. The intended users were Surrey County Council, with an option to support Surrey-maintained schools and academies. The work covered recruitment agency provision and interim staffing across Surrey, with the buying organisation based in West Malling, Kent. The procurement was structured as a dynamic purchasing system and framework arrangement for preferred-provider status. It was a services requirement, classified under recruitment services. The intended delivery location was the United Kingdom, with the practical focus on public-sector organisations and schools in Surrey. The opportunity was designed to support temporary and interim recruitment needs rather than permanent staffing.

The procurement has reached a completed but unsuccessful outcome: the sole lot was cancelled and the recorded award was marked unsuccessful because the process was discontinued. It used a selective restricted procedure, with a dynamic purchasing system and framework arrangement. The estimated value was £150,000,000 including the stated procurement value currency of GBP. The intended contract period was 31 January 2022 to 30 January 2028, lasting 1,800 days. The tender submission deadline was subsequently amended to 23 February 2029 at 14:00 UTC. One candidate was to proceed to the second stage. Bids were evaluated on price, variants were not allowed, and submissions were to be written in English. No supplier was awarded a contract.

This outcome is commercially relevant to recruitment agencies and providers of interim professionals that serve local government and education clients. A credible future competitor would need to supply temporary workers and contractors or consultants through a managed recruitment service, with sufficient reach to support Surrey County Council and potentially its maintained schools and academies. The requirement indicates a large, structured public-sector staffing operation rather than isolated vacancies, so providers would benefit from robust candidate networks, reliable fulfilment processes, account management and the capacity to handle recurring demand across varied roles. Price was the stated evaluation basis, making competitive agency rates and efficient operating costs important. Experience delivering compliant recruitment services for councils, schools or other public bodies would strengthen credibility when a similar requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Y22019 - Connect2Surrey - Dynamic Purchasing System of Temporary Worker Agencies and Interim Contractors/Consultants for Preferred Provider Listing status

Notice Description

Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP T/A Connect2Surrey (C2S) is a joint venture between Surrey County Council (SCC) and Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), newly formed for the purpose of delivering services back to SCC and CSKL respectively, for the benefit of the communities that it serves. This opportunity will allow C2S to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim recruitment needs of SCC, with an option for managed services to either and/or SCC maintained Schools and Academies within the county of Surrey.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP T/A Connect2Surrey (C2S) is a joint venture between Surrey County Council (SCC) and Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), newly formed for the purpose of delivering services back to SCC and CSKL respectively, for the benefit of the communities that it serves. This opportunity will allow C2S to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim recruitment needs of SCC, with an option for managed services to either and/or SCC maintained Schools and Academies within the county of Surrey. Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.csg.delta-sourcing.com Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest using the code N6GC9G9628 - you may need to register first. Complete necessary documents and submitted accordingly

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f08f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074188-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic, Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£150,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jan 20282 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Jan 2022 - 30 Jan 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP T/A Connect2Surrey (C2S)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
UK-WEST MALLING: RECRUITMENT SERVICES.
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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