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Published 1 May 2025, 11:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DUPLICATE ERROR - The Provision of Recruitment Agency Services

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Water·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published value£150,000,000published on the single lot · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DUPLICATION ERROR

Please see advert number: 2025/S 000-018317 for the official advert.

Scottish Water (SW) is seeking to appoint a single supplier to manage provision of contingent workers under a Managed Service Programme (MSP). SW currently engages agency workers from seven framework suppliers who provide workers for specific disciplines.

The MSP provider will deliver the following services:

Fulfilment of all SW's agency worker requirements

Management of all SW's current agency workers

Fulfilment of agency workers for SW's capital investment programme. These workers are engaged and managed by SW's strategic delivery partners.

Sourcing of candidates for permanent recruitment. SW's primary approach is direct recruitment for permanent positions, so this service only applies in limited circumstances when direct recruitment has failed or for hard-to-fill positions

Management of sub-agencies used to provide contingent workers

Sourcing of contingent workers to provide project and other services

CPV: Recruitment services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1DUPLICATE ADVERT PUBLISHED IN ERRORCancelledPublished value£150,000,000

DUPLICATE ADVERT PUBLISHED IN ERROR

Scottish Water (SW) is seeking to appoint a single supplier to manage provision of contingent workers under a Managed Service Programme (MSP). SW currently engages agency workers from seven framework suppliers who provide workers for specific disciplines.

The MSP provider will deliver the following services:

Fulfilment of all SW's agency worker requirements

Management of all SW's current agency workers

Fulfilment of agency workers for SW's capital investment programme. These workers are engaged and managed by SW's strategic delivery partners.

Sourcing of candidates for permanent recruitment. SW's primary approach is direct recruitment for permanent positions, so this service only applies in limited circumstances when direct recruitment has failed or for hard-to-fill positions

Management of sub-agencies used to provide contingent workers

Sourcing of contingent workers to provide project and other services

Delivery: Scotland
Second stage: 3–5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Shortlisting
See Procurement Documents for further information.
What this means for your bid
  • “DUPLICATE ERROR - The Provision of Recruitment Agency Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 May 2025, 11:06 BST
Last source update
1 May 2025, 12:26 BST
Authority reference
SW25/PS&S/1503
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018384
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b1f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

See Procurement Documents for further information

Publisher note: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projects

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Appointment period ends
2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 May 2025 → 2 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    1 May 2025, 12:26 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    1 May 2025, 12:26 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    1 May 2025, 12:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Scottish Water

Contracting authorityWater The Bridge, 6 Buchanan Gate, Stepps, Glasgow, UK, G33 6FBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria