---
title: "Recruitment Neutral/Master Vendor"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e2cc"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "The West of England Combined Authority"
published: "2026-08-12"
---

# Recruitment Neutral/Master Vendor

Buyer: The West of England Combined Authority  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2cc

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## Summary

The West of England Combined Authority intends to procure recruitment services through a neutral or master vendor arrangement. The service will support the Combined Authority’s recruitment needs for both contingent workers and permanent employees. A neutral or master vendor is likely to coordinate recruitment activity and suppliers across these hiring requirements, rather than provide only a single recruitment stream. The work will be delivered across the West of England, including Bristol and Bath and North East Somerset. This is a services procurement for organisations experienced in public-sector recruitment, workforce supply and the management of recruitment providers. The scope may suit a lead recruitment business, managed service provider or supplier able to operate a coordinated model covering temporary and permanent hiring.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The planned arrangement is one lot, with a contract expected to run from 28 February 2027 to 28 February 2030. The buyer may renew or extend it to a maximum end date of 28 February 2031. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 1 October 2026. The procurement is for recruitment services under the neutral or master vendor title. No contract value or budget is stated. Businesses should treat the dates as indicative planning information, not as deadlines for submitting bids or expressions of interest.

The work is likely to suit recruitment businesses and managed service providers that can source and coordinate both contingent and permanent staff. Strong candidates will be able to manage recruitment at organisational level, oversee multiple hiring requirements and provide a single point of coordination across the West of England Combined Authority. Suppliers with experience operating neutral vendor or master vendor models should be well placed to prepare. The requirement may also suit a lead provider with an established network of recruitment agencies or other delivery partners, provided it can manage quality, consistency and service coordination across those relationships. Businesses should prepare evidence of relevant recruitment delivery, workforce-supply capability and experience supporting public-sector or similarly complex organisations before the procurement reaches the market.

## Notice

Provision for a neutral/ master vendor for the MCA recruitment, covering contingent and permanent hiring.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076863-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Feb 2027 - 28 Feb 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The West of England Combined Authority |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK11 Bristol, City of, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 14:56 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076863-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076863-2026
  12th August 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/about-us/contact-us/

## Provenance

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