Recruitment Agency Services – Procurement Assist
Title: Recruitment Agency Services
Reference number: PA BOS 11
GO Reference: GO-2025110-PRO-29098839
Short description: Procurement Assist Limited is seeking service providers to take part in tendering for a place on a 60 month Dynamic Purchasing System for Recruitment Agency Services. The services will be split into several different categories. The DPS will be available for use by iFM Bolton and the whole public sector from across the United Kingdom. The DPS initial application period is 30 days but will remain open until 31 May 2029. Applications from service providers can be made at any time during this period. The DPS is intended to be a fast route to market for Clients, with Clients not needing any further engagement with OJEU procurement processes. Procurement Assist is publishing this Notice of Amendment made pursuant to the original Notice 2020/S 083-197910 to extend the DPS to 31 May 2029. The remaining information in relation to this DPS is unchanged.
Estimated total value excluding VAT: £75,000,000
Type of procedure: restricted procedure
Time limit for receipt of tenders 12pm, 31st May 2029 (but initial application period is 30 days from contract notice publication, making the submission deadline 11th February 2025).
Duration of contract: Procurement Assist are extending the active period of the DPS to 31 May 2029. The DPS will be reviewed on an annual basis for amendment, further extension, termination or to re-procure.
This contract is divided into lots and tenders may be submitted for all lots.
Lot 1 – All Employee Types
Including, but not limited to a mix of recruitment types from all other Categories (or a selection of) from the DPS, or alternative specialism as determined by the Client.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £13,000,000
Lot 2 – Nursing, Care & Medical Staff
Including, but not limited to different grades of nursing staff, specialist medical staff, portage, technical medical staff, doctors, specialist doctors and general practitioners.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
Lot 3 – Housing Services Staff
Including, but not limited to housing officers, contact centre staff, retirement living support staff, rent services staff, ASB specialists and back office support / administration staff.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
Lot 4 – Blue Lights Specialist Staff
Including, but not limited to back office administration staff, technical support staff, IT support staff and facilities management staff.
Lot 5 – HR / Communications Staff
Including, but not limited to HR administration staff, HR manager, payroll manager, payroll administration staff, communications officer, communications manager.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
Lot 6 – Asset Management Staff
Including, but not limited to mechanical and electrical manager or officer, health and safety manager or officer, trade operatives, asset manager or officer and property service personnel.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
Lot 7 – Finance Staff
Including, but not limited to finance manager or officer, business analyst, financial accountant, accounts payable administration staff and management accountant.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
Lot 8 – Executive Staff and Board Members
Including, but not limited to chief executive officer, executive director roles, strategic director, operational director, non executive director, board member and chair of the board.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
Lot 9 – Master Vendor Service
Including, but not limited to a single supply option that Clients can assume full staffing responsibility to the supplier, including KPI monitoring.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £13,000,000
Name & Address:
Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton)
Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 0JR
Email: tenders@procurementassist.co.uk
Telephone: +44 3301281336
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q9C26NW44W
Full contract notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000903-2025?origin=SearchResults&p=1