US_24139 Managed Service Provider (MSP) Staffing

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Awarded value£30,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Adecco UK Limited (t/a The Adecco Group)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement relates to the provision of services. The scope of the requirement involves a single point of award (Managed Service provider) for casual and temporary workers with the option throughout the life of the contract to explore other recruitment related services which aligns with the University's objectives under its procurement strategy and the Framework (ESPO MSTAR4 Lot 1b). Awarded via Mini Competition

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

Extensions: Optional 1 plus 1 years extension to 31/05/2030

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: 25 Jul 2025, 12:48 BST
Last source update: 25 Jul 2025, 12:48 BST
Authority reference: US_24139
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-043121
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05663f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Mini competition from Framework above threshold. Per the framework only suppliers listed in the appropriate Lot were invited.
ESPO MSTAR4 Lot 1b

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £30,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Adecco UK Limited (t/a The Adecco Group)Managed Service Provider (MSP) Staffing	£30,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Managed Service Provider (MSP) Staffing · Adecco UK Limited (t/a The Adecco Group)
Signed
1 Jun 2025
Value
£30,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000672 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of SussexReview body Brighton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Adecco UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00593232 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.