Notice Information
Notice Title
Recruitment Framework 2025
Notice Description
Recruitment framework Lots 1-5
Lot Information
Property, Building and Housing
Recruitment for Property, Building and Housing
Options: 2 x 12 month extension
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions
Professional and General administrationRecruitment for Professional and General administration
Options: 2 x 12 month extension
Renewal: 2 x 12 months
Information TechnologyRecruitment for Information Technology
Options: 2 x 12 month extension
Renewal: 2 x 12 months
Supported HousingRecruitment for Supported Housing
Options: 2 x 12 month extension
Renewal: 2 x 12 months
ExecutiveRecruitment for Executives
Options: 2 x 12 month extension
Renewal: 2 x 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e3bf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051328-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Jul 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 4 year
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GENTOO GROUP
- Contact Name
- Katie Spraggon
- Contact Email
- katie.spraggon@gentoogroup.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUNDERLAND
- Postcode
- SR3 3XR
- Post Town
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC44 Sunderland
- Delivery Location
- TLC23 Sunderland
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Doxford
- Westminster Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 19
- Supplier Names
Further Information
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