Official UK procurement notice
SECAmb - Recruitment Agency PSL - STAGE 2
Authority: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Framework ceiling (notional)£13,500,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2025awarded 26 Nov 2025
Award (standstill) to ARTHUR RAI MEDICAL SERVICES +7 more
Framework period 3 yrsends 16 Oct 2028 · up to 16 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 17 Oct 2025
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSECAmb is creating a Preferred supplier List (PSL) for the recruitment and placement of permanent and temporary personnel.
Historical spend was approx. £4.5m per annum (excluding V.A.T), however SECAmb does not guarantee any levels of commitment. Any figures quoted in this notice are estimations only dependant on business need during life of the PSL.
- How the procedure runs: CREATION OF A PREFERRED SUPPLIER LIST (PSL) FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY STAFF
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 20 suppliers · 15 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.8 per place) · 15 appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 17 Oct 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 17 Oct 2029
Published description of the framework
Two lots - anticipated maximum of 10 suppliers per lot.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £6,750,000: 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 #1CorporateAwardedRenewalceiling above
Corporate Roles including Finance, HR, Procurement, Estates and I&MT
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
See Documentation
- Technical & professional ability
See Documentation
Lot #2Call Centre StaffAwardedRenewalceiling above
Call Centre staff including emergency and 111 call centres
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
See Documentation
- Technical & professional ability
See Documentation
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).
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
- Economic & financial standing
See Documentation
- Technical & professional ability
See Documentation
What this means for your bid
- “SECAmb - Recruitment Agency PSL - STAGE 2” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 10:56 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
C378927- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022498- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05169aFind a Tender
- How it runs
CREATION OF A PREFERRED SUPPLIER LIST (PSL) FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY STAFF
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Appointment period ends
- 19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Log in to the supplier portal at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 24 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 10:56 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by392 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts376 days ago17 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent334 days ago28 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published316 days ago15 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Standstill ends307 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 10:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Dec 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 151 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 15busiest of 2 lots
Named bidders 15published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| ARTHUR RAI MEDICAL SERVICESSME, Axis Recruitment Limited, Brook Street UK Limited, Connaught Resourcing Limited, HCL Workforce Solutions LtdSME, Recruitment Direct UK LtdSME +9 moreSECAMB - Recruitment Agency Preferred Supplier List1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Voluntary Extension period for 12 months subject to business requirements. | £13,500,000 | 26 Nov 2025standstill to 24 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Corporate | 15final-stage tenders · 44 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Call Centre Staff | 15final-stage tenders · 48 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not win360 Medicare Personnel Ltd · Greater London · all lots
- wonArthur Rai Medical Services LtdSME · Greater London · all lots
- wonAxis Recruitment Ltd · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winBDS (Northern) Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winBlue Arrow Ltd · East of England · all lots
- wonBrook Street (UK) Ltd · Greater London · all lots
- did not winChinnyGlo Ltd · Greater London · all lots
- wonConnaught Resourcing Ltd · West Midlands · all lots
- did not winDay Webster Limited · East of England · all lots
- wonHCRG Staffing LtdSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winNISI Enterprises LimitedSME · East Midlands · all lots
- wonRecruitment Direct UK LtdSME · Scotland · all lots
- wonSellick Partnership · North West England · all lots
- wonTotal Assist Recruitment LtdSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winZentar Healthcare Limited · Greater London · all lots
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
15 commercial parties on the notice- 360 Medicare Personnel LtdFramework contractor
- Arthur Rai Medical Services LtdFramework contractor
- Axis Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
- BDS (Northern) LtdFramework contractor
- Blue Arrow LtdFramework contractor
- Brook Street (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- ChinnyGlo LtdFramework contractor
- Connaught Resourcing LtdFramework contractor
- Day Webster LimitedFramework contractor
- HCRG Staffing LtdFramework contractor
Show 5 more suppliers
- NISI Enterprises LimitedFramework contractor
- Recruitment Direct UK LtdFramework contractor
- Sellick PartnershipFramework contractor
- Total Assist Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
- Zentar Healthcare LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender