Official UK procurement notice
Temporary Agency Staff · HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED for West Midlands Combined Authority (May 2026)
Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Awarded value£5,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide temporary agency staff to West Midlands Combined authority.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1To provide temporary agency staff to West Midlands Combined AuthorityAwarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2026, 10:31 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 10:31 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042333- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06944bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
West Midlands Combined Authority are reviewing their requirements in relation to temporary agency staff, in order to put a new contract in place in 2026. This direct award to the current provider allows this review to take place to ensure moving forward West Midlands Combined authority have a contract in place that meets the needs of the organisation.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 7 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED | £5,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 042333-2026-1 · HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- Signed
- 7 May 2026
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hays Specialist RecruitmentAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.