This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

30 Apr 2025 at 15:21

Award

14 Mar 2024 at 14:27

TenderUpdate

16 Nov 2023 at 16:32

TenderUpdate

31 Oct 2023 at 15:04

Tender

12 Oct 2023 at 11:45

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council concerns the provision of managed services for temporary staff across various local authorities. This contract, valued at £48,000,000, caters to the recruitment services industry within the services sector. The procurement was conducted through a restricted procedure, completed with an award granted to Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd as of 7 March 2025. The project targets delivery within the Barnsley area located in South Yorkshire (region UKE31). The process, covered by the GPA, included a planned framework agreement with options for extension, although the associated lot was eventually cancelled.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in providing comprehensive recruitment services and managing temporary staffing solutions. The contract's sizable value signifies its potential to offer long-term engagement and business growth, benefitting companies with robust back-office operations, thorough compliance processes, and industry experience in supervising temporary workforce arrangements. Organisations capable of delivering high-quality candidates and adhering to strict regulatory standards stand to gain significantly by aligning themselves with such procurement contracts that support public sector staffing initiatives.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

MANAGED SERVICE FOR TEMPORARY STAFF FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Notice Description

Multi Service Provider (MSP) to provide temporary staffing services across all functions of the council, to be easily accessible to all hiring managers and to ensure all external regulations and internal checks are carried out on potential temporary staff and a high calibre of candidate is provided.

Lot Information

Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment - Local Authorities

Multi Service Provider (MSP) to provide temporary staffing services across all functions of the council, to be easily accessible to all hiring managers and to ensure all external regulations and internal checks are carried out on potential temporary staff and a high calibre of candidate is provided.

Options: 2 extensions available of 12 months each.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment - Central Government

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 2 for the provision of a managed service for temporary recruitment for Central Government. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all Central Government bodies seeking access to a managed service solution for their temporary recruitment requirements.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment - Housing

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 3 for the provision of a managed service for temporary recruitment for Housing. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all organisations in the Housing sector seeking access to a managed service solution for their temporary recruitment requirements.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment - Higher Education

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 4 for the provision of a managed service for temporary recruitment for Higher Education. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all Higher Education establishments seeking access to a managed service solution for their temporary recruitment requirements

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment - Emergency Services

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 5 for the provision of a managed service for temporary recruitment for Emergency Services. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all Emergency Services seeking access to a managed service solution for their temporary recruitment requirements.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Managed Service for Temporary Recruitment - General

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 6 for the provision of a managed service for temporary recruitment for all public sector organisations. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations seeking access to a managed service solution for their temporary recruitment requirements.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Recruitment Process Outsourcing

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 7 for the provision of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations seeking Recruitment Process Outsourcing, ranging from a fully outsourced RPO model to the delivery of modular elements of the recruitment process.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Recruit Train Deploy

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 8 for the provision of Recruit Train Deploy solutions. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations seeking Recruit Train Deploy solutions, through which the provider shall support the Contracting Authority with the recruitment, training and ultimately deployment of workers within their organisation.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Emerging Talent Recruitment

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 9 for the provision of Emerging Talent Recruitment. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations seeking Emerging Talent Recruitment solutions, whether it be a service for all their emerging talent requirements, or for a specific volume of their emerging talent requirements.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Total Talent Management

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 10 for the provision of Total Talent Management. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations seeking a Total Talent Management solution, through which they are looking to engage with a Supplier in a strategic relationship for some or all of their talent requirements.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Vendor Management Systems

YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto Lot 11 for the provision of Vendor Management Systems. This lot is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations seeking to access a Vendor Management System to support some or all of their recruitment and supply chain needs.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 16th February 2024 to 15th February 2026 with one option to extend for an additional 24 months. The decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of September 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b52
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018091-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

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
£5,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,053,000,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
16 Feb 2024 - 15 Feb 2028 4-5 years
Recurrence
There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Additional Buyers

YPO

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Postcode
S70 2TA
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
19
Supplier Names

ADECCO UK LIMITED

ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED

CLARITY WORKFORCE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

COMENSURA LIMITED

CONEXIA LIMITED

GI RECRUITMENT LIMITED

GOODMAN MASSON LIMITED

GREEN PARK INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITED

GUIDANT GLOBAL UK LIMITED

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

HCRG WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

MATRIX SCM LIMITED

OMNI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

PEOPLESCOUT LIMITED

PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

RETINUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

TATE RECRUITMENT LIMITED

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