---
title: "Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e3e9"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-11-19"
---

# Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts

Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e3e9

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## Summary

Gloucestershire County Council is currently engaged in a procurement process titled "Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts," which falls under the business services category, including law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The procurement process, initiated via a VEAT notice, has recently undergone an update on 19th November 2025, indicating that the contract will be extended and varied to increase its total value to £101 million from the original £70 million. The contract, initially procured in 2021, will follow a 3+2 year term and was facilitated through the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation. This procurement is in the services category and governed by the procurement method of award without prior publication of a call for competition, indicating its status in the award and contract phase as of the same date.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment services, particularly those with experience in managing temporary recruitment for local authorities. Companies equipped to offer innovative solutions and adapt to complex staffing requirements can benefit significantly. This framework offers an avenue for large-scale suppliers such as Comensura Limited, which is currently engaged with the council, to not only sustain ongoing contracts but also to potentially expand services as the demand for agency workers within local governmental services heightens. The outlined extension and contract modification suggest that businesses experienced in handling significant contract values and managing a considerable workforce across diverse regions could find lucrative prospects in engaging with Gloucestershire County Council under this tender.

## Notice

This VEAT notice is to notify the market of the following: - Contract will be extended inline with the terms of the contract for the extensions (1+1) and the contract will be varied increasing the value of the contract by PS31m. Original contract value PS70m totalling PS101m.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This VEAT notice is to notify the market of the following: - Contract will be extended inline with the terms of the contract for the extensions (1+1) and the contract will be varied increasing the value of the contract by PS31m. Original contract value PS70m totalling PS101m. This contract was procured in 2021 for Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts. This contract was procured via Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO), Lot 1 (Managing temporary recruitment for Local Authorities - Ref: 00942) for a period of 3+2 years (contract start date - 5th December 2022).

### Procurement Information

A competition has been undertaken via a framework so initial notice not necessary.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075407-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £101,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMENSURA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 19 Nov 2025 at 16:49 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075407-2025
- 19 Nov 2025 at 09:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075026-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.comensura.com/
- https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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