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Published 17 Mar 2026, 13:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Recruitment Services

Official notice

Authority: DFT Operator Limited 'DFTO' (Central government)·Consortium: 15 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£100,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a single managed service provider (MSP) for a full recruitment solution offering professional, managerial, operational and administrative workers through a wide range of delivery routes, including statements of work (SOW). This Agreement has been procured and placed by the Buyer, DfT Operator Limited, and is available for use by the service recipients listed below:

  • London North Eastern Railway Limited
  • Northern Trains Limited
  • SE Trains Limited
  • South Western Railway Limited
  • TransPennine Trains Limited
  • C2C Railway Limited
  • Greater Western Railway Ltd
  • Cross country Rail Ltd
  • Railway West Coast Ltd
  • GA Trains Limited
  • Chiltern Rail Ltd
  • WM Trains Ltd
  • Midlands East Trains Ltd
  • Thameslink Southern Great Northern Ltd

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Direct award via CCS framework RM6288 Workforce Solutions.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Mar 2026, 13:32 GMT
Last source update
17 Mar 2026, 13:32 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024065
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This contract was awarded as a call off from the Crown Commercial Services Workforce Solutions Framework (RM6288) via a compliant direct award.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £100,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd£100,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

15 public bodies on the notice

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRail Transport GB-COH: 07141122 Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor, London, London, SE18SWContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • C2C Railway LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 04659669 London, UKContact email
  • Chiltern Rail LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 12544800 London, UKContact email
  • Cross Country Rail LtdContracting authorityGB-COH: 04659516 London, UKContact email
  • GA Trains LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 12544897 London, UKContact email
  • Greater Western Railway LtdContracting authorityGB-COH: 04661194 London, UKContact email
  • London North Eastern Railway LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 04659712 York, UKContact email
  • Midlands East Trains LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 12545264 London, UKContact email
  • Northern Trains LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 03076444 York, UKContact email
  • Railway West Coast LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 12544684 London, UKContact email
  • SE Trains LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 03266762 London, UKContact email
  • South Western Railway LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 03266760 London, UKContact email
  • Thameslink Southern Great Northern LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 12545324 London, UKContact email
  • TransPennine Trains LimitedContracting authorityGB-COH: 12544930 Manchester, UKContact email
  • WM Trains LtdContracting authorityGB-COH: 12545250 Birmingham, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.