Notice Information
Notice Title
Temporary Recruitment
Notice Description
NTL is seeking experienced suppliers to provide temporary recruitment services through a competitive tender process structured across three service lots: Lot 1: Train Presentation - High volume supply of temporary staff to support train presentation activities, with flexibility to meet short notice demand. Lot 2: Technical Skilled Engineers - Supply of suitably qualified technical and engineering resources, including safety critical roles. Lot 3: Management - Supply of temporary management and professional roles to support operational, project, and corporate functions. Across all lots, suppliers must support continuity of supply, meet required compliance and assurance standards, respond flexibly to changing demand, and enable a temp to permanent pathway for high performing candidates.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a2d0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048486-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £8,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Aug 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 1 Apr 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YORK
- Postcode
- YO1 6JT
- Post Town
- York
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE21 York
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- York
- Electoral Ward
- Micklegate
- Westminster Constituency
- York Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048486-2026
26th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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