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Managed Recruitment Services

Bernicia Group

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05 Aug 2026 at 14:50

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Summary of the contracting process

Bernicia Group procured managed recruitment services for roles within its organisation, including manager recruitment services. The requirement covers recruitment support rather than the direct employment or supply of permanent works, goods or equipment. The buyer is Bernicia Group, based in Ashington, Northumberland. Delivery covers roles across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands, the West Midlands, the East of England, London, the South East and the South West. This is a national recruitment requirement for a housing organisation, so it is relevant to agencies able to source and manage candidates across multiple English regions and support recruitment for Bernicia’s internal roles.

The procurement has been awarded through a limited procedure without a separate call for competition, using the Procurement for Housing Managed Recruitment Services Framework. The award was made on 5 August 2026 to Service Care Solutions for the recruitment services requirement. The associated contract is active and was signed on 5 August 2026, with a value of £440,000. The published evaluation basis was price. One bid was recorded. The tender record shows the single lot as cancelled, while the award and associated contract are recorded as active; the award outcome therefore identifies Service Care Solutions as the selected supplier. The procurement rationale states that the requirement was awarded under the framework published in September 2023.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from Bernicia Group for managed recruitment delivered at substantial organisational scale, with coverage extending across England. A credible future competitor would need to provide an end-to-end managed recruitment service for Bernicia’s roles, including the ability to support manager recruitment and coordinate activity across a wide geographic area. Experience supplying recruitment services to housing or other public-sector organisations would help demonstrate understanding of the buyer’s operating environment, although no specific accreditation or qualification is identified here. The route used was a Procurement for Housing framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be capable of meeting framework participation requirements and competing through a restricted, framework-based award process. Commercial competitiveness is important because price was the stated award criterion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Managed Recruitment Services

Notice Description

This contract is for the provision of a managed recruitment service for roles within Bernicia

Procurement Information

Contract Awarded under Procurement for Housing's Managed Recruitment Services Framework which was published in September 2023 under reference 2023/S 000-016322

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc94
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074263-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£440,000 £100K-£500K

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
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bernicia Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ASHINGTON
Postcode
NE6 3XF
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Walker
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Service Care Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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