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title: "Recruitment Services - Scottish Futures Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04718b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST"
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# Recruitment Services - Scottish Futures Trust

Buyer: SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04718b

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## Summary

The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has recently awarded contracts for the provision of recruitment services, organised under a framework agreement covering four distinct lots. These contracts span various industry categories including Business Support, Technical, Legal, and Financial roles. The procurement process has now moved to the Award stage, with key dates marking the contracts being signed between September 18 and October 10, 2024. Located in Edinburgh, these services aim to cover fixed term and permanent recruitment for a period of four years, as specified under an open procedure compliant with GPA standards.

This extensive tender for recruitment services presents significant opportunities for both small and large businesses specialising in staffing solutions. Suppliers such as Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd, Eden Scott, FWA (Scotland) Ltd, and Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd have already been successful in securing parts of this framework, highlighting the scope for diverse business enterprises to compete. Firms with expertise in HR administration, technical project management, legal staffing, and financial recruitment would find this procurement especially conducive to growth, offering a substantial contractual value distributed across multiple specialised lots.

## Notice

SFT wishes to appoint one (1) supplier to each of 4 Lots of a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years. Tenderers may bid for one, some or all of the 4 lots within the Framework Agreement. The services are for both fixed term and permanent recruitment across SFT and are split into the following lots: Lot 1 - Business Support, including but not limited to administration and HR; Lot 2- Technical including but not limited to project managers, economists, quantity surveyors, engineers, renewable energy, architects and procurement; Lot 3 - Legal including but not limited to lawyers and paralegals; and Lot 4 - Financial roles, including but not limited to accountancy and project finance.

### Lot Information

Business Support, including but not limited to administration and HR

SFT wishes to appoint one supplier to a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years relating to Lot 1 - Business Support, including but not limited to administration and HR.

Legal, including but not limited to lawyers and paralegals

SFT wishes to appoint one supplier to a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years relating Lot 3 - Legal, including but not limited to lawyers and paralegals.

Technical including but not limited to project managers, economists, quantity surveyors, engineers, renewable energy, architects and procurement

SFT wishes to appoint one supplier to a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years relating to Lot 2- Technical including but not limited to project managers, economists, quantity surveyors, engineers, renewable energy, architects and procurement.

Financial roles, including but not limited to accountancy and project finance

SFT wishes to appoint one (1) supplier to a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years relating to Lot 4 - Financial roles, including but not limited to accountancy and project finance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033203-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | £240,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £60,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 5HE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland, TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | EDEN SCOTT; FWA (SCOTLAND; HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; VENESKY BROWN RECRUITMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2024 at 15:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033203-2024
- 20 Jun 2024 at 13:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019060-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottishfuturestrust.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000769567
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA13383

## Provenance

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