Notice Information
Notice Title
Recruitment Agency Contract
Notice Description
East Suffolk Services Ltd ("ESSL", "the Company") is looking for a Recruitment Agency Provider to work with the Company providing strategic and operational support in the appointment of temporary roles across a variety of services and levels to proactively meet the company's staffing needs.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Optional additional extension of one year subject to supplier performance and funding.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d71a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004392-2026
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £883,300 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £883,300 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £833,333 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2028 1-2 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
- EAST SUFFOLK SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Zoe Archer
- Contact Email
- procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOODBRIDGE
- Postcode
- IP12 1RT
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH63 East Suffolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH14 Suffolk CC
-
- Local Authority
- East Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Melton
- Westminster Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004392-2026
19th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069726-2025
30th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk/aspx/Home
Invitation to Tender part A, Invitation to Tender part C, Draft Services Agreement, ESSL Pay Scale, ESSL People Strategy, Pricing Matrix, KPI's.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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.
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