AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited published an award notice for an administrator requirement for UK Research & Innovation. The award is to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED through the CCS RM6277 Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, valued at £95,614.80. The published record describes an original period followed by three variations, ending on 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a framework call-off for temporary personnel supply services rather than an open call for competition. The notice does not publish pricing detail, evaluation results or bidder numbers.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8176f055-033f-44c5-a3f4-660616009008-3 · 95614.80 GBP · active
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The active award names REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED as its sole supplier and gives an award value of £95,614.80. Supplier identity is verified by GB-COH company number 06903140.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The process is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder", with display status "awarded" and source status "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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The sole award has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence3 February 2025
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The award record gives date "2025-02-03T00:00:00Z".
Contract document
86% confidenceA document is classified as contractSigned
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Award documents include document ID 5 with documentType "contractSigned". The supplied data does not provide its date or contents.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£95,614.80
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The award and tender value are both stated as 95614.8 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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There is one award, one listed supplier, and no lots in the supplied record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
98% confidence3 February 2025
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Award date: 2025-02-03.
Original contract period
95% confidence10 February 2025 to 30 September 2025
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The notice description states "Original Contract - 10/02/2025 to 30/09/2025".
Variation 001
95% confidence1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025
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The notice description states "Variation 001 - 01/10/2025 to 31/12/2025".
Variation 002
95% confidence1 January 2026 to 30 September 2026
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The notice description states "Variation 002 - 01/01/2026 to 30/09/2026".
Variation 003
95% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The notice description states "Variation 003 - 01/10/2026 - 31/03/2027".
Published contract period
99% confidence10 February 2025 to 31 March 2027
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The tender and award contract period specify start date 2025-02-10 and end date 2027-03-31.
Award notice publication
97% confidence25 February 2026
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The award notice document has datePublished 2026-02-25T16:29:08Z.
Latest source update
98% confidence15 October 2026
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The process source_updated_at and release history give 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceAdministrator
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The opportunity title is "GSS25119 Administrator" and the description says UK Research & Innovation required an Administrator.
Category
99% confidenceSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
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Primary CPV 79620000 is described as "Supply services of personnel including temporary staff".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The record identifies the main procurement category as services.
Delivery coverage
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; call-off from a framework agreement
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The record states procurementMethod "selective" and procurementMethodDetails "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework route
97% confidenceCCS RM6277 Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework
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The notice description says the requirement was sourced via direct award against this framework.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No number of bidders, bidder identities, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence10 February 2025 to 31 March 2027
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The award and tender contract periods give these start and end dates.
Changes recorded
97% confidenceThree variations are listed
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The description lists Variations 001, 002 and 003 and their periods.
Extension or option terms
98% confidenceNot published
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The record lists variations but does not state contractual extension or option provisions.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Call-off structure
97% confidenceThe requirement was awarded by direct award under a named CCS staffing framework.
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The description states it was sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277, while the procedure details identify a framework call-off.
Duration development
96% confidenceThe published record indicates the original period was extended through three listed variations to March 2027.
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The description provides the original period and three sequential variation periods; the award period ends on 31 March 2027.
Commercial transparency
98% confidenceA total award value is published, but no rate card, pricing breakdown, worker volume or variation-specific values are supplied.
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The record gives a single £95,614.80 value and contains no further pricing or demand detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Variation documentation detail
99% confidenceVariation dates are published, but the record does not state the individual value, legal basis, scope change or approval details for each variation.
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Only the variation labels and date ranges appear in the notice description; a single overall award value is supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation methodology, award rationale, scores or unsuccessful suppliers are included.
Contract document detail
94% confidenceA contractSigned document is referenced, but its publication date and contents are not supplied in the structured evidence.
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Document ID 5 is classified as contractSigned, with no published_at field or extracted content.
Lot and pricing granularity
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No lots are supplied and there is no pricing breakdown beyond the total value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale or unsuccessful-supplier information.
- No individual variation values, pricing schedule, worker volume, role specification or scope change details are published.
- No lot structure is published.
- The structured source references a contractSigned document but does not provide its date or contents.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GSS25119 AdministratorUK Shared Business ServicesUK Research and InnovationREED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDCCS RM6277temporary staff frameworkContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the GSS25119 Administrator award?
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, verified under company number 06903140.
What is the published value of the award?
£95,614.80.
How was the requirement sourced?
The notice states it was a direct award under the CCS RM6277 Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework.
When does the published contract period end?
31 March 2027. This is the published end date, not a forecast of a future renewal.
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