--- title: "CBC-1918-EFA-LS Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MStar4) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-25129e29-c029-40ac-afe0-752e4467ac5a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-25129e29-c029-40ac-afe0-752e4467ac5a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25129e29-c029-40ac-afe0-752e4467ac5a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25129e29-c029-40ac-afe0-752e4467ac5a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Central Bedfordshire Council" published: "2026-08-21" --- # CBC-1918-EFA-LS Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MStar4) - AWARD Buyer: Central Bedfordshire Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-25129e29-c029-40ac-afe0-752e4467ac5a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-25129e29-c029-40ac-afe0-752e4467ac5a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25129e29-c029-40ac-afe0-752e4467ac5a.json) ## Summary Central Bedfordshire Council appointed a managed service provider to manage and supply temporary agency workers across the Council. The service covers workforce resourcing, integration with the Council’s systems, agency supply-chain management and support for hard-to-fill, interim and specialist recruitment requirements. This is a recruitment and temporary staffing service, including coordination of the agencies supplying workers rather than a single staffing requirement. Delivery is associated with Central Bedfordshire Council at Priory House, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, and the service covers the Council’s workforce needs. The procurement is classified as recruitment services and falls within the services category. Matrix SCM Limited, trading as Matrix, was selected to provide the managed service. The procurement has been completed and awarded through the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework using a selective restricted procedure. The tender deadline was 9 March 2026 at 09:00 UTC, and the award date was 21 August 2026. Matrix was awarded the contract with a published value of £0 GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 21 August 2026 to 20 August 2029. The arrangement provides a neutral-vendor model for managing temporary agency supply, including agency coordination, systems integration and specialist recruitment support. The procurement records Central Bedfordshire Council as the buyer and Matrix as the successful supplier. The opportunity was identified as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. This award indicates a requirement for a mature managed-service operator able to coordinate a temporary staffing supply chain on behalf of a local authority. Credible competitors would need capability in workforce resourcing, neutral-vendor or managed-service delivery, agency performance and compliance management, and the handling of hard-to-fill, interim and specialist recruitment. Strong systems integration and reliable operational support would be important, because the service combines technology with day-to-day control of agencies and worker supply. Suppliers should be able to manage varied public-sector workforce requirements at Council scale, maintain relationships across an agency network and provide consistent reporting and service governance. The procurement route also shows the relevance of access to, and experience of operating through, the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework. ## Notice Central Bedfordshire Council has appointed Matrix SCM Limited as its Managed Service Provider under the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework to deliver a neutral vendor solution for the management and supply of temporary agency workers across the Council. The service includes workforce resourcing, systems integration, agency supply chain management, and support for hard-to-fill, interim and specialist recruitment requirement ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7031da49-8bde-421a-ad6a-1c87311ca38b | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Mar 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 21 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Central Bedfordshire Council | | Locality | BEDFORDSHIRE | | Postcode area | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG17 5TQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH25 Central Bedfordshire | | Local authority | Central Bedfordshire | | Electoral ward | Shefford | | Westminster constituency | Hitchin | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Matrix | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79600000 - Recruitment services ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 17:57 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7031da49-8bde-421a-ad6a-1c87311ca38b - 21 Aug 2026 at 17:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7031da49-8bde-421a-ad6a-1c87311ca38b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7031da49-8bde-421a-ad6a-1c87311ca38b 21st August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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