---
title: "Provision of Recruitment Agency Services for the Supply of Temporary Staff"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077856"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077856.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Oceanography Centre"
published: "2026-09-23"
---

# Provision of Recruitment Agency Services for the Supply of Temporary Staff

Buyer: National Oceanography Centre  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077856

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## Summary

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) procured temporary staffing agency services to provide three administrative staff for its People & Skills team. The staff support a personnel records review and remediation project, so the requirement centres on supplying temporary administrative personnel for records-related work. The service is delivered in England; the buying organisation is based in Southampton. The requirement is a single package of recruitment and temporary staff supply services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Barna and Company Limited. NOC used a direct award below the threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2027. Its value is £26,036.53 excluding VAT (£31,243.84 including VAT). The procurement was for one lot, covering the supply of three temporary administrative staff. The stated purpose is to support a personnel records review and remediation project within the People & Skills team; no separate evaluation basis is recorded.

For recruitment agencies, this award shows NOC’s demand for a small team of temporary administrative staff to support a defined internal people-records project. A credible supplier for a similar requirement would need to source and supply three suitable administrators and support work involving personnel records review and remediation. The award went to a Southampton-based SME, demonstrating that a smaller local agency was selected for this requirement. NOC used a below-threshold direct award without competition, so understanding the buyer’s requirements and being positioned to respond to its direct sourcing route would be relevant when this specific staffing need arises again.

## Notice

The NOC requires agency services to supply three temporary administrative staff to support the People & Skills team in delivering a personnel records review and remediation project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090005-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2026 - 22 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,036 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Oceanography Centre |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 3ZH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNA AND COMPANY LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 10:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090005-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090005-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://noc.ac.uk/
- https://www.barnasrecruitment.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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