Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Recruitment Agency Framework

Derby College Group

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Dec 2025 at 12:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

16 Jul 2025 at 15:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derby College Group, located in Derby, United Kingdom, initiated the "Recruitment Agency Framework" to support the fulfilment of personnel requirements across various roles within the college. This procurement process, implemented through a competitive flexible procedure, encompasses three distinct lots covering recruitment services, cleaning staff, and nursery staff. The framework, designed to be an extension of Derby College's recruitment team, aims to enhance the candidate experience and maintain the college's status as an employer of choice. The tender involved multiple suppliers and proceeded through the Planning, Tender, and Award stages, with a contract period starting on the 1st of August 2025 and potentially extending through annual renewals up to 2029.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for recruitment agencies, particularly those specialising in educational sector personnel as Derby College seeks agencies that can represent them effectively. With a framework value of approximately £3.5 million, the contract covers temporary, temporary to permanent, permanent, and interim roles across various campuses. Agencies capable of delivering high-quality candidates and innovative pricing structures could find significant growth opportunities in this partnership, especially smaller enterprises and large recruitment firms targeting service-based contracts in sub-central government frameworks across the United Kingdom.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Agency Framework

Notice Description

The framework has been designed to support the fulfilment of all temporary, temporary to permanent, permanent and interim contract personnel across three Lots. The successful Agencies will represent Derby College Group as an extension of the recruitment team, in doing so it is intended that the overall candidate experience should be positive and seamless to support Derby College Group as an employer of choice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f808
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083827-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible 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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79600000 - Recruitment services

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Dec 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
11 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Derby College Group
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE24 8UG
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Alvaston North
Westminster Constituency
Derby South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
8
Supplier Names

Axis Recruitment Ltd

Blue Arrow Ltd

Dovetail and Slate Limited

Exede Ltd (T/A Xede Recruitment)

Morgan Hunt UK LTD

Operam Education Group t/a Provision Recruitment

REED Specialist Recruitment Limited

Think FE Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...