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title: "Agency Staff - Early Engagement"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED"
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# Agency Staff - Early Engagement

Buyer: NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a5263ec1-a45d-4ad8-a9a3-57a86c514a34

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## Summary

The Northern Housing Consortium Limited is initiating a tender process titled "Agency Staff - Early Engagement" as part of their planning phase. This procurement falls under the recruitment services industry category (CPV code: 79600000) and is aimed at enhancing their offerings through a new framework for agency and temporary staff recruitment. The engagement period concludes on 31st March 2020, and the procurement seeks input from suppliers regarding managed services, particularly Neutral Vendors, to inform future procurement strategies.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment services, particularly SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) that can provide flexible staffing solutions. Companies interested in collaborating on a managed service model and those with experience in public sector engagements would be well-positioned to capitalize on this opportunity. Suppliers are encouraged to reach out to Drew Frame via the provided contact details for discussions that could shape the procurement approach.

## Notice

Consortium Procurement is central purchasing organisation, procuring PCR and EU compliant solutions on behalf of around 400 public sector organisations nationwide. We are looking at potentially procuring a new Agency and Temporary Staff Recruitment framework to increase our portfolio of professional services offers. We would to speak to Suppliers who can offer a managed service for our members. In particular we are looking for Neutral Vendors as we envisage this being the route our solution takes, though this is still early engagement so this may be subject to change. At this stage we are just looking for more insight into the market and would like to have a conversation with suppliers that will entail a discussion around what we hope hope to achieve with our solution and how best to achieve it. If you are interested in having a conversation regarding this please contact Drew Frame at drew.frame@consortiumprocurement.org.uk or calling 0191 5661035, to arrange a 30 minute time slot.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/851dc3a8-d7ee-4aa3-a91b-b319b4f057e0 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Mar 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 25 Feb 2020 at 09:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/851dc3a8-d7ee-4aa3-a91b-b319b4f057e0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/851dc3a8-d7ee-4aa3-a91b-b319b4f057e0
  25th February 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

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