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Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing (PSL) Status for Luton Borough Council - Y21001

Luton and Kent Commercial Services LLP

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05 Aug 2026 at 13:27

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Summary of the contracting process

Luton and Kent Commercial Services LLP sought a managed recruitment service for Luton Borough Council’s temporary, interim and contractor staffing requirements. The arrangement was also intended to support Luton-maintained schools and academies within the borough, where required. The work covered recruitment services, including supplying or managing agencies providing temporary workers, interim staff and contractors. The buyer is a joint venture between Luton Borough Council and Commercial Services Kent Ltd, established to deliver services to the councils and their communities. Delivery was intended across the United Kingdom, with the stated operational focus on Luton and its maintained schools and academies. This was a service requirement rather than a goods or construction contract.

The procurement was a selective restricted procedure using a dynamic purchasing system, with one lot. The lot was evaluated on price. The tender and its lot were cancelled. The associated award was recorded as unsuccessful, with the status detail “discontinued”, so no supplier was selected. The procurement record gives no awarded value, contract period or award date. Its purpose was to establish preferred-supplier-list status for agencies supporting temporary, interim and contractor recruitment. The arrangement included no stated options. The process was being run for Luton and Kent Commercial Services LLP, acting as the purchasing organisation for the intended council and education-sector recruitment service.

For recruitment businesses, this requirement indicates demand for a managed temporary workforce service covering agency workers, interim professionals and contractors, with public-sector delivery centred on a borough council and its maintained schools and academies. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to source and manage varied temporary and interim roles, coordinate multiple placements and agencies, and support a managed-service model rather than supplying isolated vacancies only. Experience of working with public bodies, robust compliance and onboarding processes, reliable candidate and contractor administration, and the ability to serve both council departments and education settings would strengthen its position. The stated evaluation basis also shows that competitive pricing would be central to the buyer’s assessment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing (PSL) Status for Luton Borough Council - Y21001

Notice Description

Luton & Kent Commercial Services T/A Connect2Luton (C2L) is a joint venture between Luton Borough Council (LBC) and Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), newly formed for the purpose of delivering services back to LBC and CSKL respectively for the benefit of the communities that it serves. This opportunity will allow C2L to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary, interim and contractor recruitment needs of LBC, with an option for managed services to either and/or LBC maintained Schools and Academies within the borough of Luton.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Luton & Kent Commercial Services T/A Connect2Luton (C2L) is a joint venture between Luton Borough Council (LBC) and Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), newly formed for the purpose of delivering services back to LBC and CSKL respectively for the benefit of the communities that it serves. This opportunity will allow C2L to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary, interim and contractor recruitment needs of LBC, with an option for managed services to either and/or LBC maintained Schools and Academies within the borough of Luton. Additional information: This opportunity will be completed via Delta eSourcing, the electronic tendering suite of the Commercial Services Group. To express interest in and submit a response please visit www.csg.delta-esourcing.com Select the appropriate opportunity from the opportunity listing, register and complete as instructed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc69
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074205-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted 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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Luton and Kent Commercial Services LLP
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
UK-UK-WEST MALLING: RECRUITMENT SERVICES.: RECRUIT
Postcode
ME19 4YT
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ46 West Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Electoral Ward
Kings Hill
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Further Information

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