Notice Information
Notice Title
Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2025
Notice Description
The Cirrus Consortium sought bids from service providers to participate in an agency labour and recruitment services framework covering a full range of roles required by consortium members across England, Scotland and Wales. In compliance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, Halton Housing (Community Benefit Society Registration number: 7744) are the principle contracting authority for the establishment of this framework and Cirrus Purchasing Ltd are the managing agent on behalf of the Cirrus Consortium. Services include: - Temporary staff placements - Staff on a temporary to fixed term basis - Staff on a temporary to permanent basis - Recruitment of permanent staff positions - Interim placements - Managed service provision (MSP) - Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) - Hybrid model The framework is split into lots. Bidders could bid on one or more lots. The framework is to cover call-off contracts made within England, Scotland and Wales, but excludes Northern Ireland. The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, including but not limited to the definable groups referenced in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement. The framework is also available for use by all current and future members of The Consortium.
Lot Information
Lot 1a: Professional services staff - Temporary
Provision of professional services staff on a temporary basis. Including, but not limited to, administration, contact centre, IT, finance, HR, legal, specialist consultant, housing services, asset management staff.
Renewal: The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
Lot 1b: Professional services staff - PermanentProvision of professional services staff on a permanent basis. Including, but not limited to, administration, contact centre, IT, finance, HR, legal, specialist consultant, housing services, asset management staff.
Renewal: The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
Lot 2a: Manual services staff - TemporaryProvision of manual services staff on a temporary basis. Including, but not limited to, plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, ancillary, catering staff
Renewal: The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
Lot 2b: Manual services staff - PermanentProvision of manual services staff on a permanent basis. Including, but not limited to, plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, ancillary, catering staff
Renewal: The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
Lot 3a: Executive and management level staff - TemporaryProvision of executive and management level staff on a temporary basis. Including, but not limited to, senior management, directors, board members, technical roles
Renewal: The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
Lot 3b: Executive and management level staff - PermanentProvision of executive and management level staff on a permanent basis. Including, but not limited to, senior management, directors, board members, technical roles
Renewal: The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
Lot 4: Neutral vendorNeutral vendor - Service providers that can manage a supply chain of agencies to deliver all roles required by a Consortium member including those covered in lots 1-3.
Renewal: The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
Master VendorMaster vendor: Service providers that can deliver all roles required by a Consortium member including those covered in lots 1-3.
Renewal: The framework will be re-tendered to ensure sufficient coverage for the Consortium members.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04df07
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054948-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open 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
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- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £800,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £800,000,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Sep 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Cirrus Consortium c/o Halton Housing
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WIDNES
- Postcode
- WA8 0TD
- Postcode Area
- Warrington
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Halton
- Electoral Ward
- Halton View
- Westminster Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 80
- Supplier Names
Castlefield Recruitment Limited
CY EXECUTIVE RESOURCING LIMITED
EVEREST RECRUITMENT AND SERVICES LTD
Gravitas Recruitment Group Limited
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Kinetic Recruitment Services Ltd
LA INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTD
MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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