This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Jan 2025 at 15:47

Tender

04 Mar 2024 at 08:35

Summary of the contracting process

Abri has concluded a Framework Agreement for recruitment services to support staffing requirements across the Abri Group, headquartered in Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK. The contract, titled "Abri Recruitment Agency Framework Agreement," falls under the industry category of "Recruitment services" (CPV code 79600000) and encompasses services for temporary, permanent, and fixed term staffing across various operational areas. The procurement, which follows a restricted procedure, reached its award stage on 8 January 2025, with several contracts signed on this date. The Framework Agreement includes multiple lots, each targeting specific business areas such as EDI (under representative demographics), Administration and Customer Service, Complaints, Housing Management, Finance, and various IT sectors, among others. The selected suppliers are tasked with meeting all legal requirements and ensuring quality control and effective monitoring.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for recruitment agencies, especially those with expertise in housing management, IT, HR, finance, and legal services. With a focus on delivering top-quality candidates and adhering to employment laws, businesses that excel in providing consistent professional performance and conduct will find this opportunity well-suited for their capabilities. The involvement of diverse suppliers in the tender, spanning SMEs to large-scale firms, highlights the openness of this procurement process to various scales of business. Companies looking to expand their portfolio in the recruitment industry and demonstrate their compliance with legislation and equal opportunities practices will find this contract advantageous for enhancing their market presence and client base.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Abri Recruitment Agency Framework Agreement

Notice Description

Abri is seeking to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of services that can support the staffing requirements across the Abri Group. Abri requires suitably experienced Recruitment Agencies to consistently provide professional levels of performance and conduct whilst meeting the temporary, permanent and fixed term staffing requirements with top quality candidates. The supplier will need to deliver high quality control and effective monitoring providing services across the Abri Group and its operational areas. Agencies will meet all the requirements of legislation and employment law including that relating to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practice.

Lot Information

EDI

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Administration and Customer Service

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework Expiry

Complaints

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Housing Management

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Finance

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

I.T Digital Dev & Data

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

I.T Insights

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

I.T Experience

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

I.T Operations

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

HR

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Legal/Governance

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Asset Mgt

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Development

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Trades

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Trades - Gas

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Executive

Restricted

Renewal: Upon Framework expiry

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0444ec
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000550-2025
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,128,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Abri
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE
Postcode
SO50 6AD
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ35 South Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Eastleigh
Electoral Ward
Eastleigh North
Westminster Constituency
Eastleigh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
38
Supplier Names

AI Technologies

Adecco UK Limited

Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Ltd Shore House Compass Rd Portsmouth PO6 4PR

Ashley Kate HR Limited

Attega Group Limited

Axis Recruitment Ltd

Build Recruitment Limited

Building Recruitment Company

Career Forces Ltd

Community Resourcing Limited

Databuzz ltd

Dynamite Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Gatenby Sanderson Limited

Goodman Masson Limited

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

IRG Advisors LLP

ITS (Southampton) Ltd

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions

Liquid Recruitment Solutions Limited

Max Richard Murray

Mexa Solutions Limited

Morgan Hunt UK

Moxie People

Moxie People Ltd

Nuco Solutions

One Way Or Another

Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd

Precision Resource Group

Randstad Solutions Ltd

Sammons Recruitment Group Ltd

Saxton Bampfylde Hever Ltd

Search Consultancy Ltd

Sellick Partnership LTD

Service Care Solutions Limited

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited

Tristone Nash Ltd

Ve3 Global Ltd

Venn Group

Further Information

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