Tender

Recruitment Agency PSL

PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES

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Tender

13 Apr 2026 at 14:41

Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth Community Homes is currently seeking to establish a Preferred Supplier List for recruitment services, targeting both temporary and permanent employment needs across various roles, including Neighbourhood Rangers, Cleaners, Trade, Administration, and professional personnel. The procurement process is focused on recruiting individuals essential to their core functions, such as Finance, Digital and IT, Environmental Services, and more. This procurement falls under the services category and utilises an open, competitive flexible procedure. The tender process is active, with key dates including an enquiry period ending on 27th April 2026 and a tender submission deadline on 3rd July 2026. Contract awards are expected to be finalised by 21st July 2026, with any awarded contracts projected to begin on 17th August 2026 and conclude by 16th August 2029.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in recruitment services within the South West region of the UK, keen to expand their client base. With a gross budget of approximately £1.8 million GBP allocated across various lots, the contract not only demands a high quality-to-price assessment (80/20 ratio) but also supports SMEs by encouraging their participation. The flexibility to bid on up to four of the five available lots further broadens the scope for interested companies. Given the diversity of roles—from finance and IT professionals to administrative support—the tender is well-suited for agencies with a broad talent pool and those adept at fulfilling niche operational functions critical to Plymouth Community Homes.

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Notice Title

Recruitment Agency PSL

Notice Description

Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) wishes to contract for the supply of temporary and permanent employees including Neighbourhood Rangers, Cleaners, Trade and Administration and professional personnel. Throughout PCH's administration and service delivery functions, these employees play an important role, working in diverse areas such as Finance, Digital and IT, Housing with Support, Environmental Services, People and Culture, Repairs and others.

Lot Information

Lot 1.1 - Professional - Finance

This lot covers the provision of recruitment services for finance roles only

Lot 1.2 - Professional - IT & Digital

This lot covers the provision of recruitment services for IT & Digital roles only

Lot 1.3 - Professional - All

This lot covers the provision of recruitment services for all professional roles excluding finance or IT & Digital roles

Lot 2 - Trades

Skilled operatives and technical roles

Lot 3 - Support Functions

This lot covers the supply of administrative, customer facing, operational support roles

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06813b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033382-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
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
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Apr 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jul 20263 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL6 5DH
Post Town
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

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