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Supply of administrative clerks for tribunal services

Ministry of Justice · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Supplier will provide staff that attend specified venues and clerk Tribunal services. This ad-hoc support enables HMCTS panels to carry out their Judicial duties and is a vital element of the tribunal process. Supply is determined by the number and location of hearings listed by the tribunal which varies and is dependent on receipt of applications/referrals.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Feb 2025
Award ID
009127-2025-24465-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75231100 — Law-courts-related administrative services

Lots

  • This contract is for the provision of tribunal clerking services. The Supplier will provide staff that attend specified venues and clerk Tribunals. This ad-hoc support enables HMCTS panels to carry out their Judicial duties and is a vital element of the tribunal process. Supply is determined by the number and location of hearings listed by the tribunal which varies and is dependent on receipt of applications/referrals. Mental Health Tribunals specifically are held in hospitals across England to minimise the disruption to vulnerable patients applying for their detention to be independently reviewed. The contract is being awarded to Hays Recruitment Ltd under regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This award is being made due to the need to provide continuity of service, under “extreme urgency” whilst controlling the risk of service continuity and the cost of change. The contract has been awarded for 12 months, with the options for an extension of up to a further 12 additional months, to enable a compliant procurement process to be undertaken. The anticipated life time value of the contract is £1,000,000, with a proportion of that sum being ring fenced for continuous improvement to the service.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec80
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This contract is for the provision of tribunal clerking services. The Supplier will provide staff that attend specified venues and clerk Tribunals. This ad-hoc support enables HMCTS panels to carry out their Judicial duties and is a vital element of the tribunal process. Supply is determined by the number and location of hearings listed by the tribunal which varies and is dependent on receipt of applications/referrals. Mental Health Tribunals specifically are held in hospitals across England to minimise the disruption to vulnerable patients applying for their detention to be independently reviewed. The contract is being awarded to Hays Recruitment Ltd under regulation 32(2)© of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This award is being made due to the need to provide continuity of service, under “extreme urgency” whilst controlling the risk of service continuity and the cost of change. The contract has been awarded for 12 months, with the options for an extension of up to a further 12 additional months, to enable a compliant procurement process to be undertaken. The anticipated life time value of the contract is £1,000,000, with a proportion of that sum being ring fenced for continuous improvement to the service.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
75231100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Law-courts-related administrative services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROC_RESTRICTED
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Entry 2
Id
D_EXTREME_URGENCY
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
This contract is for the provision of tribunal clerking services. The Supplier will provide staff that attend specified venues and clerk Tribunals. This ad-hoc support enables HMCTS panels to carry out their Judicial duties and is a vital element of the tribunal process. Supply is determined by the number and location of hearings listed by the tribunal which varies and is dependent on receipt of applications/referrals. Mental Health Tribunals specifically are held in hospitals across England to minimise the disruption to vulnerable patients applying for their detention to be independently reviewed. The contract is being awarded to Hays Recruitment Ltd under regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This award is being made due to the need to provide continuity of service, under “extreme urgency” whilst controlling the risk of service continuity and the cost of change. The contract has been awarded for 12 months, with the options for an extension of up to a further 12 additional months, to enable a compliant procurement process to be undertaken. The anticipated life time value of the contract is £1,000,000, with a proportion of that sum being ring fenced for continuous improvement to the service.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-6365
Name
Ministry of Justice

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
102 Petty France

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
03
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Public order and safety

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Justice

Contact

Telephone
+44 02033343555
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-19045
Name
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-140607
Name
Ministry of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Wellington place

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Justice
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-79085
Name
Ministry of Justice

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Wellington place

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
009127-2025-24465-1
Title
Provision of Tribunal Clerk Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-19045
Name
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
009127-2025-24465-1
Title
Provision of Tribunal Clerk Services
Status
active
Award ID
009127-2025-24465-1
Date Signed
17 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1H 9AJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

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