AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Equality and Human Rights Commission awarded a call-off under the CCS Non Clinical Staffing Framework (RM6277) for temporary agency work supporting an Assistant Board Secretary role. The named supplier is HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED on 22 September 2026. The published award value is £0, which should not be treated as the commercial value of the requirement.
Market significanceThis is a short-term public-sector recruitment-services call-off via an existing framework, covering 23 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a86b577c-ad35-4a3a-9053-e4339303dddb-1 · £0 (published award value; not a reliable indication of commercial value) GBP · Active award
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Supplier is named in the award; Companies House number 00975677 was verified by company-number matching.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document title: "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award record status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence22 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or execution information is supplied.
Contract period
98% confidence23 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0
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Award value is recorded as amount 0, currency GBP.
Commercial value interpretation
97% confidenceUnknown; the £0 published figure should not be interpreted as the value payable under the call-off.
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No pricing, rates, ceiling, or non-zero value is supplied in the published notice.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence18 September 2026, 13:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-18T13:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence22 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence23 September 2026
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Award contract period start: 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contract period end: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-12T08:44:47+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceTemporary agency work for an Assistant Board Secretary role
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Published description states appointment of temporary agency work for the role.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
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Primary classification is CPV 79600000, "Recruitment services".
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item lists delivery country as United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot allocation published
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot identifiers.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from the CCS Non Clinical Staffing Framework (RM6277)
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Tender description and procurementMethodDetails identify a framework call-off.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores, or award rationale is supplied.
SME suitability flag
94% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability records SME as true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 6 months and 8 days
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Published period runs from 23 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No rate card, pricing schedule, payment terms, or commercial breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Framework access
99% confidenceThe buyer used an established CCS staffing framework rather than an open procedure.
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The stated route is a call-off from CCS Non Clinical Staffing Framework RM6277.
Demand profile
94% confidenceThe notice indicates a defined temporary staffing requirement for a governance-support role.
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Description identifies temporary agency work for an Assistant Board Secretary.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value requires caution
99% confidenceThe award is recorded as £0; commercial value is not established by this notice.
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Award value is £0 and no pricing detail is supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation detail, award rationale, rates, lot allocation, or extension terms are published.
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These fields are absent from the supplied tender and award data.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
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No signature or execution field or document is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published £0 award value does not establish the call-off's commercial value; no rates, pricing schedule, or ceiling is supplied.
- No explicit contract signature or execution evidence is supplied.
- Bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, and unsuccessful suppliers are not published.
- No lot titles, lot allocation, extension options, or renewal terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Equality and Human Rights CommissionHAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDCCS RM6277Non Clinical Staffing FrameworkAssistant Board Secretaryrecruitment servicestemporary agency work
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the EHRC Assistant Board Secretary award?
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, verified under company number 00975677.
What is the published value of the award?
The notice records £0. No pricing or non-zero commercial value is published, so this should not be treated as the contract's commercial value.
When does the stated contract period end?
31 March 2027.
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