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Published 19 Feb 2025, 10:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Recruitment Framework 2025 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Gentoo Group Limited (Public body)

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 5 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Mar 2025awarded 1 Aug 2025
Lots 5max 5 won per supplier

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Recruitment framework Lots 1-5

  • Recurrence: 4 year

CPV: Recruitment services

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · win at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £400,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Property, Building and HousingCancelledRenewalceiling above

Recruitment for Property, Building and Housing

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension · 2 x 12 month extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Professional and General administrationCancelledRenewalceiling above

Recruitment for Professional and General administration

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension · 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Information TechnologyCancelledRenewalceiling above

Recruitment for Information Technology

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension · 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Supported HousingCancelledRenewalceiling above

Recruitment for Supported Housing

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension · 2 x 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5ExecutiveCancelledRenewalceiling above

Recruitment for Executives

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension · 2 x 12 monthsVariant 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
How bids were scored · same split on all 5 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 30
  • Social Value: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Recruitment Framework 2025” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · 4 year
First published
19 Feb 2025, 10:40 GMT
Last source update
26 Aug 2025, 15:28 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
KS1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051328
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e3bf Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Appointment period ends
26 Mar 2025, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Mar 2025, 09:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Mar 2025 → 26 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    26 Mar 2025, 09:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    26 Mar 2025, 09:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 15:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Aug 2025, 15:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 19admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 84
Contracts signed 5latest 1 Aug 2025

5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 051328-2025-1

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 051328-2025-2

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 051328-2025-3

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 051328-2025-4

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 051328-2025-5

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
84bids——£2,000,000 – £4,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gentoo Group

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Emperor House, 2 Emperor Way, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Gentoo Group LtdReview body Sunderland

Framework contractors & participating bidders

19 commercial parties on the notice
Show 9 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.