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Published 6 Oct 2025, 15:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Recruitment Services (GMPF) · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£800,000total for 2 lots · £960,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Nov 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

STAR Procurement, acting on behalf of Tameside MBC, acting in its capacity as administering authority for Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), host authority for Northern Local Government Pension Scheme (NLGPS), is inviting Tenders for the provision of Recruitment Services described in the Specification (Document 2), with two (2) lots:

Lot A - Recruitment of Non-executive Directors (NEDs), and/or

Lot B - Recruitment of Executive Directors (EDs).

The aim is to select headhunters that will put forward high-calibre candidates for the LGPS Pool company that GMPF is setting up on behalf of Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Yorkshire.

CPV: Recruitment services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£800,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Non-executive DirectorsRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£280,000

Recruitment of Non-executive Directors (permanent and/or interim)

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £280,000 exc. VAT · £336,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: optional +12 months
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial Capacity

    Insurance

    Data Protection

  • Technical & professional ability

    Technical Ability

    Experience of Subcontractor Management

    Organisational Standards

    Payment Terms

    Net Zero/ Carbon Reduction

    Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

    Responsible Procurement

Lot #2Executive DirectorsRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£520,000

Recruitment of Executive Directors (permanent and/or interim)

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £520,000 exc. VAT · £624,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: optional +12 months
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial Capacity

    Insurance

    Data Protection

  • Technical & professional ability

    Technical Ability

    Experience of Subcontractor Management

    Organisational Standards

    Payment Terms

    Net Zero/ Carbon Reduction

    Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

    Responsible Procurement

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 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 2 questions
  • Price: Rates
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial Capacity

    Insurance

    Data Protection

  • Technical & professional ability

    Technical Ability

    Experience of Subcontractor Management

    Organisational Standards

    Payment Terms

    Net Zero/ Carbon Reduction

    Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

    Responsible Procurement

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.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Oct 2025, 15:47 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2025, 15:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Nov 2025
Authority reference
14919 A/B - DN792867
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062599
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a8ef Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published389 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 15:47 BST
  2. Submission deadline359 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by343 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts303 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Oct 2025, 15:47 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVWB-2493-LWTQ 4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza, Sale, North West, M33 7ZFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications1 Instructions (this document) 2 Specification Bidder's Tender Documents: 3A Procurement-specific Questionnaire (PSQ) 3B Quality Questionnaire 4 Commercials 5 Form of Tender/ Non-collusion Certificate 6 Terms and Conditions of Contract

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender