Supply of Recruitment Services Y25007

A Contract Award Notice
by KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Framework (Services)
Duration: 4 year (est.)
Value: £1-£500M

Sector: BUSINESS
Published: 17 Sep 2025
Delivery: To 27 Aug 2029 (est.)
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

UNITED KINGDOM

Geochart for 3 buyers and 55 suppliers

3 buyers

Kent County Council West Malling

23 suppliers

Hays Specialist Recruitment London
Harvey Nash London
Mainstream Careers Northampton
Venesky Brown Recruitment Edinburgh
Allen Lane London
Robertson Bell Northampton
Morson Human Resources Salford
Diamond Medical London
Castlefield Recruitment Leeds
Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest Rhondda Cynon Taff
RGH Global London
Tate Recruitment London
HR String Milton Keynes
Huntress Search City of London
Sellick Partnership Manchester
Eden Brown London
Blue Arrow London
MLC Partners London
Reed Specialist Recruitment London
Venn Group London
Sanctuary Personnel Ipswich
Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest Pontypridd
Gatenby Sanderson Leeds

Description

This Framework Agreement is for the supply of Recruitment Services, that will support public sector establishments in the recruitment of staff for a wide variety of permanent, temporary, interim, contract and executive roles. The Framework Agreement will be able to offer advice, solutions and support.

Lot Division

Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment

Services to be provided include, but are not limited to; •Vacancy Advertising •Candidate Sourcing and Selection •Screening and Interviewing •Skills Assessment •Compliance and Background Checks •Negotiation and Offer Management •Onboarding Support

Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment

Services to be provided include, but are not limited to; •Quick Staffing Solutions •Flexibility •Compliance and Background Checks •Payroll and Benefits Management

Retained/Executive Recruitment

Services to be provided include, but are not limited to; •Talent Sourcing •Market Research •Candidate Sourcing and Selection •Confidential Searches •Negotiation and Offer Management •Onboarding Support

Award Detail

1	Hays Specialist Recruitment (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
2	Harvey Nash (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
3	Mainstream Careers (Northampton) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
4	Venesky Brown Recruitment (Edinburgh) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
5	Allen Lane (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
6	Robertson Bell (Northampton) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
7	Morson Human Resources (Salford) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
8	Diamond Medical (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
9	Castlefield Recruitment (Leeds) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
10	Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest (Rhondda Cynon Taff) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
11	RGH Global (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
12	Tate Recruitment (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
13	HR String (Milton Keynes) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
14	Huntress Search (City of London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
15	Sellick Partnership (Manchester) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
16	Eden Brown (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
17	Blue Arrow (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
18	MLC Partners (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
19	Reed Specialist Recruitment (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
20	Venn Group (London) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
21	Sanctuary Personnel (Ipswich) Permanent and Contract (9 months+) Recruitment Num offers: 84 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
22	Harvey Nash (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
23	Mainstream Careers (Northampton) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
24	Hays Specialist Recruitment (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
25	Blue Arrow (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
26	Allen Lane (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
27	Morson Human Resources (Salford) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
28	Robertson Bell (Northampton) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
29	Venn Group (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
30	Tate Recruitment (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
31	Venesky Brown Recruitment (Edinburgh) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
32	RGH Global (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
33	Eden Brown (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
34	Sellick Partnership (Manchester) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
35	Castlefield Recruitment (Leeds) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
36	Sanctuary Personnel (Ipswich) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
37	Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest (Pontypridd) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
38	Reed Specialist Recruitment (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
39	Diamond Medical (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
40	Huntress Search (City of London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
41	MLC Partners (London) Temporary, Interim and Contract (less than 9months) Recruitment Num offers: 80 Value: £1.0-£150,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
42	Hays Specialist Recruitment (London) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
43	Harvey Nash (London) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
44	Mainstream Careers (Northampton) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
45	Allen Lane (London) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
46	Robertson Bell (Northampton) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
47	Eden Brown (London) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
48	HR String (Milton Keynes) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
49	Sellick Partnership (Manchester) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
50	Gatenby Sanderson (Leeds) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
51	Tate Recruitment (London) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
52	MLC Partners (London) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
53	RGH Global (London) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.
54	Reed Specialist Recruitment (London) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers.
55	Sanctuary Personnel (Ipswich) Retained/Executive Recruitment Num offers: 56 Value: £1.0-£175,000,000 [share] Awarded to group of suppliers. Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Delivering the Framework Agreement	30.0
Delivering the Service and Account Management	35.0
Standards, Regulations and Policies	10.0
Social Value	10.0
Price	15.0

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Indicators

Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

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Reference

FTS 057459-2025