---
title: "Recruitment Agency Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f808"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DERBY COLLEGE GROUP"
published: "2025-12-17"
---

# Recruitment Agency Framework

Buyer: DERBY COLLEGE GROUP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f808

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## Summary

Derby College Group, located in Derby, United Kingdom, initiated the "Recruitment Agency Framework" to support the fulfilment of personnel requirements across various roles within the college. This procurement process, implemented through a competitive flexible procedure, encompasses three distinct lots covering recruitment services, cleaning staff, and nursery staff. The framework, designed to be an extension of Derby College's recruitment team, aims to enhance the candidate experience and maintain the college's status as an employer of choice. The tender involved multiple suppliers and proceeded through the Planning, Tender, and Award stages, with a contract period starting on the 1st of August 2025 and potentially extending through annual renewals up to 2029.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for recruitment agencies, particularly those specialising in educational sector personnel as Derby College seeks agencies that can represent them effectively. With a framework value of approximately £3.5 million, the contract covers temporary, temporary to permanent, permanent, and interim roles across various campuses. Agencies capable of delivering high-quality candidates and innovative pricing structures could find significant growth opportunities in this partnership, especially smaller enterprises and large recruitment firms targeting service-based contracts in sub-central government frameworks across the United Kingdom.

## Notice

The framework has been designed to support the fulfilment of all temporary, temporary to permanent, permanent and interim contract personnel across three Lots. The successful Agencies will represent Derby College Group as an extension of the recruitment team, in doing so it is intended that the overall candidate experience should be positive and seamless to support Derby College Group as an employer of choice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083827-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,500,000 |
| Contracts value | £3,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DERBY COLLEGE GROUP |
| Additional buyers | AGM PROCUREMENT |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE24 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Lichfield |
| Electoral ward | Little Aston & Stonnall |
| Westminster constituency | Tamworth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 8 |
| Supplier names | AXIS RECRUITMENT; BLUE ARROW; DOVETAIL AND SLATE; EXEDE LTD (T/A XEDE RECRUITMENT; MORGAN HUNT; OPERAM EDUCATION GROUP T/A PROVISION RECRUITMENT; REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; THINK FE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 17 Dec 2025 at 12:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083827-2025
- 16 Jul 2025 at 14:57 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040620-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083827-2025
  17th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040620-2025
  16th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.agmprocurement.com/
- https://www.derby-college.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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