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Engineer Recruitment

Lancaster City Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 12:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancaster City Council procured specialist engineering recruitment services to provide interim engineering capacity. The requirement concerns supplying personnel, including temporary staff, rather than construction works or a defined infrastructure project. Waterman Aspen Limited is the selected supplier. The buying organisation is Lancaster City Council, a sub-central public authority, and the service is for the council’s engineering function in Lancaster. Businesses relevant to this requirement include engineering recruitment firms, technical staffing providers and engineering consultancies able to place suitably experienced engineers into interim public-sector roles. The opportunity is focused on supplying an individual specialist engineer and associated interim capacity for the council’s operational needs.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one completed lot. Waterman Aspen Limited was awarded the contract, which was signed on 2 September 2026. The contract runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its value is £100,360 excluding VAT and £120,432 including VAT. The award is active. The published evaluation basis is the council’s limited competition process; detailed award criteria are not included in the available procurement information. The requirement was treated as a services contract and classified as the supply of personnel, including temporary staff. The selected supplier is Waterman Aspen Limited.

This procurement demonstrates a council requirement for specialist engineering personnel and interim engineering capacity, giving relevant suppliers a clear indication of the type of public-sector staffing need to prepare for. Competitors would need an established ability to identify, vet and place specialist engineers, manage temporary or interim assignments, and provide reliable capacity for a local authority engineering function. Experience supplying engineering professionals into public-sector or similarly regulated environments would help demonstrate credibility, particularly where the buyer needs a named individual to provide sustained support. Providers should also be able to manage the practical employment, engagement and account-management arrangements that accompany temporary personnel supply, while maintaining continuity throughout a substantial interim assignment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Engineer Recruitment

Notice Description

Recruitment of specialist Engineer

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077443
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088152-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited 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

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100,360 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lancaster City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LANCASTER
Postcode
LA1 1PJ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lancaster
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Waterman Aspen

Further Information

Notice Documents

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