Planning

Temporary Labour

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

23 May 2025 at 14:54

Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth City Council is currently in the planning stage for a public procurement process involving temporary labour services. The procurement, categorised under recruitment services, is valued at £42,000,000 gross. It is poised to commence on the 2nd of October, 2026, with a planned duration through to the 1st of October, 2029. Interested parties should prepare for future communications by a notice date set for the 1st of April, 2026. The process will adhere to the legal basis outlined in the UK legislation 2023/54. This opportunity relates to services across the United Kingdom and falls under the sub-central government public authority classification.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses providing recruitment services to partner with Plymouth City Council as strategic providers. Companies that can offer comprehensive delivery solutions and proactively engage with the contracting authority to enhance service provision are likely to find this procurement favourable. Such entities will benefit from aligning their deliverables with evolving council requirements, fostering long-term growth and partnership opportunities within the public sector. Organisations with experience in handling large-scale workforces and service delivery innovation will be well-positioned to compete successfully for this substantial contract.

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Notice Title

Temporary Labour

Notice Description

The solution will include all aspects of delivery of the Service, including but not limited to, delivery and proactively working with the Contracting Authority, to continuously develop and improve the Service. The Contracting Authority expects the Provider to deliver against the following indicative objectives and to work with the Contracting Authority as these requirements change over time as a strategic supplier to the Contracting Authority.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052416
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026823-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 1 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@plymouth.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL1 3BJ
Post Town
Plymouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

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