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C0134 Central Recruitment Contract

Authority: The National Lottery Community Fund

Direct award
CPV: Recruitment services (79600000)
Published contract value£800,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 May 2027
Contract starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To support efficiency across the Fund, the Procurement Team is proposing central contracts where there is a correlation in services and where value for money can be achieved.

The central contracts will provide:

  • Compliant routes to market reducing the risk of challenge
  • Ensure that better rates are provided for by the Supplier including possible rebates should the value through the contract reach a certain amount
  • Compliance with HR requirements
  • Reduction in the time to market for the procurement of central contract services
  • Back-office efficiencies

Direct award from ESPO 3S-22 Strategic HR Services Framework.

Total Contract term: 12 months + 12 months + 12 months.

Total Contract Value: up to and not exceeding 1,000,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT).

Initial 12-month Term Value: 800,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT).

Optional 12-month Extension 1 Value: 100,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT).

Optional 12-month Extension 2 Value: 100,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT).

Published procurement details

Procedure
Direct award
Buyer reference
20260612135007-157826
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Direct
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    1 May 2026
  2. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2026
  3. Notice published
    12 Jun 2026
  4. Contract ends
    31 May 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Starfish Search LimitedSupplier Airedale House, Albion Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, LS1 5AP
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-86590a61-32ac-4d32-b749-656b196e4b8d-2026-06-12T13:50:12+01:00
Published
12 Jun 2026
Latest update
12 Jun 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-86590a61-32ac-4d32-b749-656b196e4b8d
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-86590a61-32ac-4d32-b749-656b196e4b8d-1