Published date: 26 November 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 13 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

RG1 2LU

Value of contract

£50,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-278-1998-RBC 00001998 - AWARD

Published date

26 November 2024

Closing date

13 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

23 February 2025

Contract end date

22 February 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Council is using this invitation tender to conduct a further competition exercise underneath ESPO Framework Agreement reference 653F_23 for the provision of Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources.

All suppliers awarded on lot 1b of the framework are invited to submit a tender. All tenders received (that are compliant i.e. submitted in accordance with the tendering instructions) will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria as set out below.

Overview
The Council and our children's services company, Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC), combined currently spend about £13,000,000 p.a. on the provision of temporary agency staff. This contract will supply both organisations with the Council managing the contract on behalf of BFfC.

In this present instance, Reading Borough Council is issuing this Invitation to Tender as a Further Competition under Lot 1b of ESPO's Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources Framework (reference 653F_15).

Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification.

Award information

Awarded date

25 November 2024

Contract start date

23 February 2025

Contract end date

22 February 2028

Total value of contract

£45,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Address

The Peak, 5 Wilton Road, London, United Kingdom, SW1V 1AN

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Ben Boatman

Address

Bridge Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 2LU
United Kingdom

Telephone

01189374533

Email

benjamin.boatman@reading.gov.uk