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title: "Agency Recruitment Services Tender"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF DERBY"
published: "2025-06-02"
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# Agency Recruitment Services Tender

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF DERBY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e4ad8332-cabd-44af-9a0a-6c55776136ee

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## Summary

The contracting process for the "Agency Recruitment Services Tender" has been completed by the University of Derby, located in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. This procurement, with a duration from 1st November 2024 to 31st October 2028, falls under the services category, specifically recruitment services, with a budgeted amount of £2,000,000 GBP. It followed a selective procurement method, using a restricted procedure above the threshold, as governed by the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. Key stages saw the tender published on 13th May 2024, with the tender period closing on 12th June 2024, and the award made on 1st April 2025. This initiative aims to establish a framework agreement with recruitment agencies capable of fulfilling the university's vision by recruiting diverse candidates to a range of roles from executive to academic levels.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the recruitment services sector, particularly those with expertise in higher education and diversity recruitment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially well-suited to compete, as the procurement process welcomed SME participation. Agencies with a proven track record in sourcing candidates for board-level and academic positions could greatly benefit from engaging in this contract. The framework agreement allows for substantial business growth by providing selected agencies with a platform to access significant recruitment needs at the University of Derby over the four-year contract period.

## Notice

The University is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to engage with recruitment specialists to undertake recruitment from Executive to Academic roles under five Lots. We are looking for agencies who have the credentials and interests to contribute to fulfilling the University's vision, "An applied university of today and for tomorrow". The successful agencies must have a proven track record in recruiting to board level in the Higher Education sector and able to present a diverse range of candidates to meet our equality objectives and support the University's strategic objectives. The tender process will follow the restricted procedure under the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/528bdfc9-0b5c-4266-87c1-678a21806631 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2024 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF DERBY |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE22 1GB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Allestree |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Derbyshire |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 17 |
| Supplier names | ADECCO; ALUMNI EXECUTIVE SEARCH; ASPEN PEOPLE; ELIGO RECRUITMENT; EXPRESS RECRUITMENT; GATENBYSANDERSON; HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; IRG ADVISORS; JAMES ANDREWS RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS; L.A. INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CONSULTANTS; LORIEN RESOURCING; MACILDOWIE ASSOCIATES; MERIDIAN BUSINESS SUPPORT; PERRETT LAVER; PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP; THE MCLEAN PARTNERSHIP; TPP RECRUITMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 2 Jun 2025 at 11:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/528bdfc9-0b5c-4266-87c1-678a21806631
- 13 May 2024 at 15:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88b6404c-6200-494b-8cf8-db88acd1efc6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/528bdfc9-0b5c-4266-87c1-678a21806631
  2nd June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88b6404c-6200-494b-8cf8-db88acd1efc6
  13th May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.derby.ac.uk
  Please find guides and links to registration as a prospective supplier and guides and links for negotiations (Tenders) here. https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-tendering/supplier-info/

## Notice URLs

- https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/finance/procurement-suppliers-and-tendering/supplier-info/

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