Notice Information
Notice Title
260 - Recruitment Agency Framework Tender
Notice Description
Coleg Gwent are looking to hold an engagement day at their Usk Campus on the 26/3/26. This is to engage with potential bidders on a tender to create a framework of 5 ranked suppliers for 2 years, then open the framework up for re tender, then close for a further 2 years . The tender will be released after the engagement day, to allow us to meet potential bidders, and describe what we are looking to create.
Planning Information
If you are interested in coming to the engagement day, where we hope to set out what we are looking for in the tender, please can you register an interest so we know how many potential suppliers may come to the engagement day.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06550c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013905-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
- £2,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Apr 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 18 Jun 2026 - 21 Jun 2030 4-5 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
- COLEG GWENT
- Contact Name
- Gareth Tidmarsh
- Contact Email
- gareth.tidmarsh@coleggwent.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01495 333547
Buyer Location
- Locality
- USK
- Postcode
- NP15 1XJ
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
- Delivery Location
- TLL16 Gwent Valleys, TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport
-
- Local Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Electoral Ward
- Llanbadoc and Usk
- Westminster Constituency
- Monmouthshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013905-2026
16th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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