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Managed Service Provider - Neutral Vendor for Contingent Workers, Permanent Recruitment and Statement of Works - AWARD

Authority: Ordnance Survey

Other -
CPV: Recruitment services (79600000)
Published contract value£28,000,000VAT basis not stated
Contract ends 31 Mar 2027
Awarded to Comensura Ltd
Contract starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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Information for Notice

Title of Contract - Managed Service Provider (Neutral Vendor) for Contingent Workers, Permanent Recruitment Services and Statement of Works

Value of Contract - £28 million

Contract Start Date - 1 April 2025

Contract End Date - 31 March 2027

Contract Type - Service Contract

Procedure Type - Further Competition through ESPO MSTAR4 Framework (Lot 1A - Neutral Vendor)

Description -

Ordnance Survey Ltd (OS) is Britain's mapping agency and is responsible for the surveying, production, maintenance and marketing of a wide range of geographic information, relied on by government, business and individuals.

Ordnance Survey (OS) has appointed a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to provide temporary agency workers, permanent recruitment services and statement of works requirements under a neutral vendor model to OS. The supply of potential workers under Hire-Train-Deploy is also included within the scope of this contract. The scope of the contract will also include the option for overseas engagement of Temporary Agency Workers or statement of works requirements.

The contract will be for two years with the option to extend annually for a further two years (2+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be for four years.

The value of the contract is being set at up to £7m per annum. This contract does not provide any exclusivity for the supply of the Services. OS does not guarantee any minimum quantities or value of Services during the term of the contract to the Managed Service Provider. OS does not guarantee that £7m will be spent per annum and this is being set as a maximum limit for the purpose of setting a contract value.

Ordnance Survey completed this procurement as a Further Competition through the framework 653F_23 ESPO Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR4) and Lot 1a - Neutral (Neutral Vendor).

Published procurement details

Procedure
Other -
Buyer reference
IT-556-223-BS.0223 - AWARD
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Tender contract period: Start date
Tender contract period: End date
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
SO16 0AS; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    25 Oct 2024
  2. Notice published
    21 Jan 2025
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025
  4. Contract ends
    31 Mar 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Ordnance SurveyContracting authority Adanac Drive, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0AS, United KingdomContact name, email, phone

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Comensura LtdSupplier First Floor, Mulberry House, Parkland Square, 750 Capability Green, Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, LU1 3LU

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-b5fd17-443d2ce7-2f92-4bd7-af4a-70f50fd82418-2025-01-21T10:44:16Z
Published
21 Jan 2025
Latest update
21 Jan 2025
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-443d2ce7-2f92-4bd7-af4a-70f50fd82418
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-443d2ce7-2f92-4bd7-af4a-70f50fd82418-1