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CSP26703 - Recruitment/placement fee for two agency staff

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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24 Jul 2026 at 13:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation bought recruitment and placement services for two agency staff. The requirement covers sourcing and placing temporary agency personnel for UKRI, with delivery across the United Kingdom. UKRI is the buying organisation, supported in managing the procurement by UK Shared Business Services Ltd, its shared service provider. The procurement is categorised as a service requirement and falls within recruitment services. The named supplier is ARCHER MAC LTD, a London-based small and medium-sized enterprise. This is a focused staffing requirement rather than a general employment, consultancy or wider human resources contract, so it is most relevant to recruitment agencies able to identify and place suitable agency workers for a public research organisation.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to ARCHER MAC LTD. The contract was signed on 22 July 2026 and runs from 23 July to 31 July 2026. Its value is £14,366.90 excluding VAT, or £17,240.28 including VAT. The process was recorded as a below-threshold direct award without competition, justified by the stated absence of competition for technical reasons and the view that only one supplier could provide the services, with no reasonable alternatives. The contract description also says the award followed a competitive quotation procedure. The award covers one lot and the supplier was awarded the recruitment services requirement for two agency staff. No separate evaluation weighting or selection requirements are stated.

For a recruitment business, this award indicates a public-sector requirement for a small, defined staffing placement rather than a large-scale workforce supply arrangement. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that a smaller specialist agency can be considered for this type of assignment. A credible competitor for a future requirement from UKRI would need demonstrable capability in recruitment and placement of agency staff, access to suitable candidates, and the operational capacity to fill two roles promptly. It would also need to understand public-sector quotation and contracting processes, explain why its service is technically distinctive where a non-competitive route is considered, and provide a clear alternative where competition is possible. The relevant market position is specialist agency recruitment for UKRI’s staffing needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP26703 - Recruitment/placement fee for two agency staff

Notice Description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services and there are no reasonable alternatives to those services. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Recruitment/placement fee for two agency staff to be supplied. The contract was awarded after a competitive quotation procedure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d34f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070316-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£14,366 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ARCHER MAC LTD

Further Information

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