Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Campus Staff Support Services
Notice Description
The Provision of Agency for Campus Staff Support Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 2 twelve months extension each from 01/02/2028 - 31/01/2030
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d497
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005529-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
79610000 - Placement services of personnel
79612000 - Placement services of office-support personnel
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
79621000 - Supply services of office personnel
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,666,666 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,666,666 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Feb 2026 - 14 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@beds.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LUTON
- Postcode
- LU1 3JU
- Post Town
- Luton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH21 Luton
- Delivery Location
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Luton
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005529-2026
21st January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068711-2025
27th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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