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Recruitment Agency PSL

Plymouth Community Homes

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Oct 2026 at 12:41

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

13 Apr 2026 at 15:41

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth Community Homes appointed a preferred supplier list for recruitment agency services, covering professional finance roles, IT and digital roles, recruitment across all professional areas, trades, and support functions. The work is for recruitment into the housing provider’s staffing needs and is delivered in Plymouth and the wider South West of England. The five-part structure separates specialist professional recruitment, trades recruitment and support-function recruitment, with one professional lot covering all professional categories. Each lot concerns recruitment services rather than the supply of permanent staff directly by the buyer.

The procurement has been awarded following an open competitive flexible procedure. The award decision was made on 25 September 2026. Three suppliers—Cathedral Appointments, Dovetail and Slate, and Service Care Solutions—were selected for professional finance recruitment, with the same three selected for professional recruitment across all areas. Cathedral Appointments and Dovetail and Slate were selected for IT and digital; Community Resourcing, Dovetail and Slate, and Service Care Solutions for trades; and Dovetail and Slate and Service Care Solutions for support functions. Individual lot values are £350,000 for each of the three professional lots, £210,000 for trades, and £240,000 for support functions, excluding VAT. Each contract is scheduled to run from 2 November 2026 to 30 October 2029. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 80% and price at 20%, with HR approach interviews and demonstrations in the second stage. Bidders could pursue up to four lots.

This award shows sustained recruitment demand from Plymouth Community Homes across professional finance, IT and digital, wider professional roles, trades and support functions. The buyer used a multi-supplier preferred supplier list, and small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable for every lot. To compete credibly when this requirement returns, agencies will need to demonstrate relevant candidate reach and delivery capability in their chosen specialism, together with a strong technical approach and competitive pricing. The selection process also tested HR approach through interviews and demonstrations, so suppliers should be prepared to explain and show how they manage recruitment delivery, rather than relying on price alone. The range of appointed suppliers, including specialist and broader agencies, indicates that both focused expertise and the ability to cover multiple staffing disciplines can be relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Agency PSL

Notice Description

Agency Recruitment Preferred Supplier

Lot Information

Lot 1.1 - Professional - Finance Lot 1.2 - Professional - IT & Digital Lot 1.3 - Professional - All Lot 2 - Trades Lot 3 - Support Functions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06813b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099439-2026
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
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

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
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 30 Oct 2029 2-3 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
Plymouth Community Homes
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL6 5DH
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
Budshead
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Moor View

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED (03619552)

DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED

Service Care Solutions Ltd

Community Resourcing Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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