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title: "1898 Flexible Resourcing Bank Staff for NHS Arden & GEM CSU"
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# 1898 Flexible Resourcing Bank Staff for NHS Arden & GEM CSU

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-542e5074-fa4a-49ea-931c-9a5dee943651

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## Summary

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit sought to enhance their workforce capacity through a public procurement process titled "1898 Flexible Resourcing Bank Staff for NHS Arden & GEM CSU." This procurement, focused on recruitment services, used a selective method via ESPO's Strategic HR Services Framework under Lot 1a, emphasizing admin, HR, and business support. The award was concluded on the 1st of October 2025, with the contracting stage officially complete. The contract, valued at GBP 325,000, spans from the 1st of September 2025 to the 31st of August 2026 and covers England, specifically with postal addresses in Derby (DE1 3QT). This opportunity was structured specifically for large firms as it did not hold suitability for SMEs or VCSEs. The tender was in the tender stage until the 14th of July 2025, with the subsequent award occurring on the 17th of September 2025.

This tender presents substantial business growth potential particularly for large recruitment agencies capable of supplying a diverse range of qualified personnel across various tiers and skill sets, inclusive of project management, finance, HR, and analytics. The awarded suppliers, Gi Group Recruitment Limited, Michael Page (Page Group), and TATE RECRUITMENT LIMITED, exemplify the type of businesses that are ideally positioned to benefit from such contracts. Their involvement underscores the demand for companies that can flexibly align human resource services to the structured needs of governmental and public health services, providing significant business opportunities in a consistently required industry.

## Notice

Provision of Flexible Resourcing for Arden & GEM CSU. We are seeking additional external support to source suitably qualified staff, who will join our payroll for specific customer support assignments. This will be on Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and bands 3-9 across the full range of skill sets, including but not limited to project and programme management, finance, HR, contracting, commissioning support and analytics. Procured using ESPO's Strategic HR Services Framework (3S-22) Lot 1a - Admin, HR & Business Support framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ea169f7-1be6-4636-ba8c-7a770507892b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £325,000 |
| 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 | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | GI GROUP RECRUITMENT; MICHAEL PAGE (PAGE GROUP; TATE RECRUITMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2025 at 15:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ea169f7-1be6-4636-ba8c-7a770507892b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ea169f7-1be6-4636-ba8c-7a770507892b
  1st October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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