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Temporary and Contingent Labour Services

Wokingham Borough Council

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Planning

16 Oct 2026 at 15:01

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wokingham Borough Council is considering future temporary and contingent labour services. The intended service category is recruitment and related business services. The council’s market engagement seeks information about potential service delivery models, technology solutions and workforce availability, alongside supplier capability, innovation, implementation approaches and commercial arrangements. The work is associated with Wokingham Borough Council in Wokingham, with delivery identified in South East England. The council says supplier feedback may shape the eventual procurement strategy, specification, contract structure and route to market. This is an early-stage exercise to understand the market and possible requirements, rather than a settled service specification.

The process is at planning: the council has signalled an intention to procure, but this is preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender. Suppliers are asked to respond to the engagement questionnaire by 30 October 2026; responses will inform the council’s understanding and may influence its future procurement approach. The anticipated contract period is 1 February 2028 to 1 February 2029, with a possible extension to 1 February 2030. The procurement is organised as one lot. The published planning information gives no expected procedure or contract value, so the service’s final commercial scale and route to market remain unsettled.

This engagement is relevant to recruitment and temporary labour suppliers able to provide contingent workers and advise on workforce availability. Providers with experience developing flexible service delivery models, using recruitment or workforce technology, and implementing labour services for public-sector clients may be well placed to contribute. The council is also seeking insight into innovation and commercial arrangements, so suppliers able to explain practical options and how they could work in a future contract can help shape the requirement. This is a chance to present market capability and inform the specification and contract structure before a formal procurement is developed; the council has not yet set out final eligibility, accreditation or capacity requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Temporary and Contingent Labour Services

Notice Description

Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) is undertaking preliminary market engagement regarding the future provision of temporary and contingent labour services. The purpose of this exercise is to provide capable suppliers with early visibility of the Council's potential requirements and to gather information on market capability, service delivery models, technology solutions, workforce availability, innovation, implementation approaches and commercial arrangements. Supplier feedback will help inform the Council's understanding of the market and may shape any future procurement strategy, specification, contract structure and route to market.

Planning Information

Please see the attached questionnaire and respond with your information by 30/10/26 Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) is undertaking preliminary market engagement regarding the future provision of temporary and contingent labour services. The purpose of this exercise is to provide capable suppliers with early visibility of the Council's potential requirements and to gather information on market capability, service delivery models, technology solutions, workforce availability, innovation, implementation approaches and commercial arrangements. Supplier feedback will help inform the Council's understanding of the market and may shape any future procurement strategy, specification, contract structure and route to market.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0789bb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098051-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2028 - 1 Feb 2029 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wokingham Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOKINGHAM
Postcode
RG40 1BN
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Wokingham
Electoral Ward
Emmbrook
Westminster Constituency
Wokingham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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