Planning

Request for Information: Permanent Recruitment Services

NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC

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05 Jun 2025 at 12:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

05 Jun 2025 at 11:01

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Gas Transmission PLC is undertaking a procurement process to enhance its permanent recruitment services, as part of its growth strategy following the separation from National Grid. This process falls under the industry category of recruitment services and is targeted at numerous locations across the United Kingdom. Currently in the planning stage, this initiative seeks to collaborate with recruitment agencies to ensure a flexible and compliant solution tailored to their requirements in various roles, including administrative, engineering, and operational positions. Businesses are invited to engage in this market engagement exercise and submit their responses through the Achilles tool by the deadline of 16 June 2025.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in recruitment services, particularly those capable of handling diverse and location-based hiring needs across the UK. It is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, providing them with a platform to demonstrate their expertise and potentially secure a long-term partnership with a major utility company. By becoming part of National Gas Transmission's recruitment framework, businesses can expect to contribute to a high-demand sector with a prominent role in the UK's energy infrastructure. The contract, starting on 25 August 2025, offers a substantial period for service delivery, extending potentially until August 2029, with possibilities for renewal, thus supporting business growth and development in the recruitment industry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Request for Information: Permanent Recruitment Services

Notice Description

Purpose: National Gas Transmissions owns, manages, and operates the National Transmission System (NTS) in Great Britain, making gas available when and where it's needed. We operate from over 21 locations across the United Kingdom with a mix of offices, control centres and compressor stations. We typically recruit for employees across administrative/business services, engineering, technical (specialist) and operational roles. Please note that our roles can be location based. We also have a Major Programmes function covering People, Finance, Major Project Delivery, Delivery Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial and will expect to recruit for roles within this function as part of this initiative. Following the full separation from National Grid, we are in a period of increased growth and expect a direct impact on our recruitment needs in the near future. We operate a regulated procurement function here at NGT and therefore expect to contract via a compliant solution. We would be seeking to maintain flexibility with regard to the solution to ensure its fit for purpose for NGT. Instructions: We are seeking information from potential bidders to better understand your capabilities, interests, and preferences as part of our initiative to enhance engagement with recruitment agencies for sourcing permanent resources. Please complete the following survey by Monday 16 June 2025. Your responses will help shape our procurement process and ensure a successful partnership.

Planning Information

As part of our ongoing commitment to excellence in talent acquisition, we are launching a new procurement initiative to review the contracting arrangement for the provision of permanent recruitment services across our organisation. Our aim is to leverage market expertise alongside our internal insights to create a contracting arrangement that meets both our operational needs and the market's service capabilities. We believe that the supplier's role in this early dialogue is crucial to the success of this initiative. We are conducting this RFI exercise via the Achilles tool. Registration is via our website: https://www.nationalgas.com/about-us/our-suppliers Suppliers are required to navigate to "Register Here" to complete the Achilles registration. If the supplier anticipates that the Achilles tool as a means of conducting this RFI exercise is a barrier to its participation, please kindly notify us via email at box.procurement@nationalgas.com with "Perm PSL" in the subject title.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05436a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030228-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Aug 2025 - 24 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
box.procurement@nationalgas.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WARWICK
Postcode
CV34 6DA
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Warwick Myton & Heathcote
Westminster Constituency
Warwick and Leamington

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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