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title: "Preferred Supplier List - Recruitment Agency - Temporary & Permanent"
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# Preferred Supplier List - Recruitment Agency - Temporary & Permanent

Buyer: HOUSING 21  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b7ebfbe8-d3c7-474b-b203-a8eda7b4fb98

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## Summary

Housing 21, based in Birmingham, has finalised an award for its "Preferred Supplier List - Recruitment Agency - Temporary & Permanent" tender. The objective is to establish a framework to manage recruitment agencies for temporary and permanent staffing needs across different sectors, including Care, Housing, and Corporate. The contracted agencies will provide services across the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories, and beyond. The procurement, under a restricted procedure (selective method), falls under the CPV category of Recruitment Services (79600000). The total contract value is GBP 5,000,000, with the contract beginning on 1 July 2024 and ending on 30 June 2027. The award was announced on 30 June 2024.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for recruitment agencies, particularly SMEs, specialising in Care, Housing, and Corporate recruitment. Businesses capable of providing comprehensive staffing solutions across various regions will find this tender beneficial for growth. The selective procurement process ensures that only specialised and compliant agencies are included in the framework, fostering a competitive environment among qualified suppliers. The participating agencies such as Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd, Adecco Group UK & Ireland, and Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd, among others, underscore the high standards expected for this tender, making it an ideal opportunity for adept recruitment firms to enhance their market presence in the public sector.

## Notice

The main tender objective is to create award of 'Preferred Supplier List (PSL)' framework to enable the recruitment team to have central oversite of recruitment agency usage. This aims to increases transparency, compliance, and overall management of recruitment agencies across Housing 21. The PSL framework will manage future recruitment requirement for temporary and permanent staff and will be split into three lots which include Care, Housing and Corporate. To ensure specialist recruitment agencies can support our requirements sub lots for Care and Housing will be across North, Central and South locations. The Corporate lot will be one entire lot.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5de842ff-ae15-4894-b274-e76d301cde00 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2024 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,000,000 |
| 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 | HOUSING 21 |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B16 8TP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | ADECCO GROUP UK & IRELAND; COMMUNITY RESOURCING; HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; SELECTIVE GROUP; SELLICK PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2024 at 09:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5de842ff-ae15-4894-b274-e76d301cde00

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5de842ff-ae15-4894-b274-e76d301cde00
  5th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=886067649
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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