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Permanent Recruitment Services

CADENT GAS LIMITED

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29 Oct 2026 at 08:25

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cadent Gas Limited is seeking recruitment agencies to provide permanent recruitment services through a framework supporting hiring across its business. The work covers attracting candidates, assessing them and supporting appointments when Cadent’s internal recruitment team needs external help. Four specialist areas are covered: digital, technology and cyber; engineering and technical; customer and operational services; and people and corporate services. Roles range from data, cloud and cyber specialists to engineers, customer operations staff, HR, finance, legal, procurement, health and safety, communications and project professionals. Suppliers are expected to bring specialist candidate reach, assessment capability and market intelligence, while providing a consistent service to candidates and hiring managers. Delivery spans England, including London and the North West, East Midlands, West Midlands and East of England.

Cadent invited suppliers to participate through a competitive flexible procedure, beginning with a selection stage; qualifying suppliers were to be invited to tender. Requests to participate were due by 23 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. For each of the four lots, the stated contract period runs from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2032, with three 12-month extensions available, potentially extending the arrangement to 31 January 2035. The published estimated value is £0. Evaluation for each lot assigns equal weight to commercial and quality criteria. The framework permits call-off contracts by direct award or further competition. The procedure may include tender clarification, supplier presentations and negotiations before final tenders, with award based on the most advantageous tender against the published criteria.

This opportunity suits recruitment businesses able to source permanent talent across one or more of the four specialist areas, rather than only supplying generalist recruitment. Strong candidates will have relevant sector networks and the reach to engage both active and passive applicants, together with evidence-based assessment methods and useful labour-market intelligence. Suppliers must be able to support hiring managers and candidates consistently and represent Cadent responsibly. The service also calls for inclusive hiring and alignment with the buyer’s Candidate Care Charter, social mobility ambitions and Fair Chance approach. Agencies need to work in line with applicable legal, regulatory, security and data-protection requirements. The framework structure offers a route to compete for call-off work in the selected disciplines, through further competitions or direct awards under its terms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Permanent Recruitment Services

Notice Description

Cadent is seeking to establish a Framework of recruitment organisations to support the attraction, assessment and appointment of permanent employees across a range of business functions and specialist disciplines. The purpose of the arrangement is to create a controlled network of trusted recruitment partners that can supplement Cadent's internal Talent Acquisition capability where external support is required. Appointed suppliers will be expected to provide specialist market reach, access to active and passive talent, evidence-based candidate assessment, market intelligence and a consistently high standard of candidate and hiring-manager service. Suppliers must act as responsible ambassadors of the Cadent brand and operate in a manner consistent with Cadent's Candidate Care Charter, inclusive hiring principles, social mobility ambitions, Fair Chance approach and all applicable legal, regulatory, security and data protection requirements.

Lot Information

Digital, Technology and Cyber

The type of roles in this lot include, but is not limited to: * Data engineering and analytics * Cloud, infrastructure and architecture * Cyber and information security * Applications, product and digital delivery * Technical analysis and service management

Renewal: 3 x 12 month extensions available

Engineering and Technical

The type of roles in this lot include, but is not limited to: * Engineering and technical specialists * Network and asset roles * Operational engineering * Project engineering and technical assurance

Renewal: 3 x 12 month extensions available

Customer and Operational Services

The type of roles in this lot include, but is not limited to: * Customer service * Contact-centre and customer operations management * Operational leadership and specialist support

Renewal: 3 x 12 month extensions available

People and Corporate Services

The type of roles in this lot include, but is not limited to: * Human Resources and people services * Reward, payroll and inclusion * Finance, legal and regulation * Procurement and commercial * Health, safety, environment and assurance * Communications, strategy, transformation and project roles

Renewal: 3 x 12 month extensions available

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0792f5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102359-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible 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
29 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CADENT GAS LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV7 9JU
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London
Local Authority
Rugby
Electoral Ward
Revel and Binley Woods
Westminster Constituency
Rugby

Further Information

Notice Documents

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