Official UK procurement notice
Provision of temporary agency staff for Operational Services
Authority: Erewash Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council delivers a number of operational frontline services using a skilled in-house workforce. However, in order to meet fluctuations in service demand and staff absences due to annual leave, sickness and training the Council regularly needs to supplement its own workforce with suitably skilled temporary workers. This mainly applies to the provision of waste collection and green spaces and street scene services where seasonal fluctuations significantly influence demand however, the provision of office cleaners will also be required under this Contract.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 8 Dec 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,696,350
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 8 Dec 2030
- First published
- 8 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 22:21 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
EBCT 419- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080597- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f0c2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This tender process is being managed electronically. In order to express interest and download the tender documents please go to
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Completed tenders must be submitted electronically via this e-procurement system.
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published324 days ago8 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by284 days ago17 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline274 days ago27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by253 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent236 days ago6 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published235 days ago6 Mar 2026, 22:21 GMT
- Standstill ends223 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Tender notice published8 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 22:21 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Mar 2026, 22:21 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THORN BAKER LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Extension subject to funding, business need and satisfactory performance. | £4,939,270 inc. VAT | 3 Mar 2026standstill to 18 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders · 20 at stage one | 11 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THORN BAKER LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender