Published date: 14 February 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 25 April 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£800,000,000

Procurement reference

CALF04

Published date

14 February 2025

Closing date

25 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Cirrus Consortium is seeking bids from service providers to participate in an agency labour & recruitment services framework covering the following lots:

- Lot 1: Professional services staff (including, but not limited to, administration, contact centre, IT, finance, HR, legal, specialist consultant, housing services, asset management staff)
a) Provision of temporary workers
b) Recruitment of permanent workers

- Lot 2: Manual services staff (including, but not limited to, plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, ancillary, catering staff)
a) Provision of temporary workers
b) Recruitment of permanent workers

- Lot 3: Executive and management level staff (including, but not limited to, senior management, directors, board members, technical roles)
a) Provision of temporary workers
b) Recruitment of permanent workers

- Lot 4: Neutral vendor (service providers that can manage a supply chain of agencies to deliver all roles required by a consortium member including those covered in lots 1-3)

- Lot 5: Master vendor (service providers that can deliver all roles required by a consortium member including those covered in lots 1-3)

In compliance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, Halton Housing (Community Benefit Society Registration number: 7744) are the principle contracting authority for the establishment of this framework and Cirrus Purchasing Ltd are the managing agent on behalf of the Cirrus Consortium.

The framework is to cover call-off contracts made within England, Scotland and Wales, but excludes Northern Ireland. The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102. Defined groups can be found in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement. The framework is also available for use by all current and future members of The Consortium.

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The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102. Defined groups can be found in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement. The framework is also available for use by all current and future members of The Consortium.

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Paton

Address

Halton Housing
Waterfront Point
Widnes
WA8 0TD
England

Email

tenders@cirruspurchasing.co.uk

Website

https://www.haltonhousing.co.uk/