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EU_839 HR Agency services France

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

27 Jul 2026 at 16:46

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

23 Jan 2026 at 15:01

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Council is procuring services for its France organisation, delivered in France. The requirement covers two areas: recruitment and personnel leasing, including the selection of suitable staff; and specialised receptionist services. The wider purpose is to provide a reliable staffing partner able to manage recruitment, temporary personnel and associated payroll processes accurately and on time, in line with French labour law and payroll tax requirements. This is a services contract, including recruitment services and the supply of temporary personnel. The procurement is intended for a single supplier or, at most, two suppliers, with separate requirements for recruitment and personnel leasing and for specialised receptionist provision.

The procurement used an above-threshold open procedure and has reached completion. The receptionist services lot was awarded to ACTOR SECURITE on 27 July 2026 for EUR 434,228 gross. Its contract is scheduled from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with two possible one-year extensions to 31 August 2030; the standstill period ends on 6 August 2026 and signature is due by 31 August 2026. The recruitment and personnel leasing lot has an active award status, with its final status recorded on 24 July 2026. The tender deadline was 19 February 2026 and the award decision period ended on 27 February 2026. Evaluation for both lots weighted commercial terms at 40%, methodology 30%, quality 20% and social value 10%.

This requirement is relevant to recruitment agencies, temporary staffing and personnel-leasing businesses, and specialist providers of reception staff in France. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capability to recruit and select suitable personnel, supply temporary workers, and deliver dependable receptionist services. Strong operational controls for accurate, timely payroll processing are important, alongside working knowledge of French labour law and payroll tax requirements. The evaluation shows that a future competitor would need more than competitive pricing: methodology, service quality and social value together carried greater weight than commercial terms. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, while the selected supplier was a large organisation. Evidence of reliable staffing delivery and compliant payroll administration would therefore help establish credibility with the British Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EU_839 HR Agency services France

Notice Description

We would like to contract a single supplier or at maximum two suppliers to support our Organisation in British Council France for the provision of recruitment, personnel leasing services and specialised receptionist's services. The contract will be of 2 years with a possibility of two more years extension. It is important for our Organisation to find a business partner that guarantees to select the right staff and that all the payroll processes are completed on a timely manner, with great accuracy and as per the requirements of the French Labor law and payroll fiscal prescriptions.

Lot Information

Recruitment and Personnel Leasing services

Renewal: two years possibility of extension

Receptionists Specialised services

Renewal: two years possibility of extension

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d90
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070930-2026
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
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£214,904 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£214,904 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£434,228 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JQ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ACTOR SECURITE

Further Information

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