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Provision of Recruitment Agency Services for the Supply of Temporary Staff

National Oceanography Centre

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23 Sep 2026 at 10:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) procured temporary staffing agency services to provide three administrative staff for its People & Skills team. The staff support a personnel records review and remediation project, so the requirement centres on supplying temporary administrative personnel for records-related work. The service is delivered in England; the buying organisation is based in Southampton. The requirement is a single package of recruitment and temporary staff supply services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Barna and Company Limited. NOC used a direct award below the threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2027. Its value is £26,036.53 excluding VAT (£31,243.84 including VAT). The procurement was for one lot, covering the supply of three temporary administrative staff. The stated purpose is to support a personnel records review and remediation project within the People & Skills team; no separate evaluation basis is recorded.

For recruitment agencies, this award shows NOC’s demand for a small team of temporary administrative staff to support a defined internal people-records project. A credible supplier for a similar requirement would need to source and supply three suitable administrators and support work involving personnel records review and remediation. The award went to a Southampton-based SME, demonstrating that a smaller local agency was selected for this requirement. NOC used a below-threshold direct award without competition, so understanding the buyer’s requirements and being positioned to respond to its direct sourcing route would be relevant when this specific staffing need arises again.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Recruitment Agency Services for the Supply of Temporary Staff

Notice Description

The NOC requires agency services to supply three temporary administrative staff to support the People & Skills team in delivering a personnel records review and remediation project.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077856
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090005-2026
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

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
£26,036 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Sep 2026 - 22 Sep 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
National Oceanography Centre
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 3ZH
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BARNA AND COMPANY LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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