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Maternity Cover Contingent Labour

Infected Blood Compensation Authority

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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07 Aug 2026 at 10:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

06 Jul 2026 at 13:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

02 Jul 2026 at 14:52

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority procured contingent labour to provide senior-role cover for maternity leave within its Data Team. The requirement is a service covering recruitment and provision of an appropriately capable temporary professional, rather than goods, construction or a permanent appointment. The buying organisation is a central government authority based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Delivery is required in the United Kingdom. The procurement was structured as one lot and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published classification is recruitment services (CPV 79600000), indicating that the requirement centres on supplying contingent labour and supporting the authority’s data function during the relevant period.

This procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award, justified by single-supplier technical reasons, with the rationale referring to previous transparency notices. The contract was awarded to The Evergreen Group Ltd on 3 July 2026 and signed on 23 July 2026. The awarded and contracted value is £156,468 excluding VAT, or £187,761.60 including VAT. The contract period runs from 27 July 2026 to 26 January 2027, with a maximum extent to 26 July 2027. The award record gives slightly different service dates of 28 July 2026 to 27 January 2027, with a maximum extent to 27 July 2027. Two options may extend the service by up to three months each, to cover extended maternity leave or handover.

This award indicates demand for specialist contingent labour capable of covering a senior role in a public-sector data team. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would have a credible recruitment or workforce-solutions operation, access to senior data professionals, and the ability to place an individual quickly into an established team. The successful supplier was an SME, while the lot was also considered suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises, so scale alone was not necessarily a barrier. A competitor would need to show that its proposed personnel can operate effectively under the buyer’s internal line management, since the authority stated that the individual would be managed internally. Experience supplying temporary senior data staff and handling maternity-cover or structured handover requirements would strengthen credibility.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maternity Cover Contingent Labour

Notice Description

Contingent Labour requirement for senior role cover for maternity leave for the Data Team

Procurement Information

Details provided in previous transparency notices

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c28f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075168-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£156,468 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£156,468 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 26 Jan 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Infected Blood Compensation Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,
Postcode
NE7 7EB
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Manor Park
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Evergreen Group Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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