AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a temporary administrator staffing requirement to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED through a direct award under the CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework. The published award value is £75,459.80 and the stated contract period runs from 28 July 2025 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED. The source also lists a contract-signed document, but does not provide a signing date.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small public-sector temporary-staffing framework call-off, classified as personnel supply services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-acd35039-a8ec-4654-91dd-5293388872ef-1 · 75459.80 GBP · active
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The award names supplier “Reed Specialist Recruitment”; supplier verification matches company number 06903140 to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED. The single award value is £75,459.80.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice
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The notice description states it is an award notice, not a call for competition; document 1 is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-acd35039-a8ec-4654-91dd-5293388872ef-1 has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence24 July 2025
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The award record gives date 2025-07-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence28 July 2025
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The tender and award contract periods both state a start date of 2025-07-28.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 March 2027
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The tender and award contract periods both state an end date of 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract-signed document
90% confidenceListed; signing date not supplied
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Document 2 has documentType “contractSigned”, but no publication or signing date is provided.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£75,459.80
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The tender value and the sole award value are both stated as 75459.8 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award
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One award is recorded and it names one supplier; no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice publication
98% confidence28 July 2025
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The award record and award-notice document give datePublished 2025-07-28T14:35:47+01:00.
Tender deadline field
95% confidence22 July 2025, 15:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate and top-level submission deadline are 2025-07-22T15:00:00+01:00.
Latest source update
98% confidence15 October 2026
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The notice and release history give 2026-10-15T11:23:33+01:00 as the modified/release date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceTemporary administrator
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The description says UK Research and Innovation required an administrator on a temporary basis.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79620000 — Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
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The published primary CPV classification is 79620000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceSN2 1FL
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Tender item 1 gives delivery postal code SN2 1FL.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; framework call-off
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The record states procurement method “selective” and procurement method details “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Award route
99% confidenceDirect award under CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework
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The description explicitly says the requirement was sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277.
Competition information
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial and varied end dates
97% confidenceVariations listed through 31 March 2027
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The description lists Variation 001 extending the worker end date to 31 March 2026, Variation 002 from 31 March 2026 to 30 September 2026, and Variation 003 from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extension terms
96% confidenceVariation mechanism is described; commercial terms are not supplied
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The notice describes three variations but provides no variation values, approval dates, pricing, or detailed contractual terms.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
99% confidenceFramework direct award for temporary staffing
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The notice identifies a direct award under CCS RM6277 for a temporary administrator requirement.
Published value context
95% confidence£75,459.80 total published award value; treatment of variations is unknown
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The notice provides one award value but no separate values for Variations 001–003.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Variation detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Three variations are named, but the notice does not state their approval dates, individual values, or whether the £75,459.80 value includes each variation.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, competing suppliers, scoring, pricing breakdown, or award rationale is provided.
Signed-document date limitation
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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A contract-signed document is listed without a signing date or document publication date.
Notice chronology
94% confidenceLater notice update is recorded
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The award notice was published on 28 July 2025 and the record was modified on 15 October 2026; the update content beyond the published variation text is not separately described.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not provide separate values, approval dates, or detailed commercial effects for the three listed variations.
- No bidder count, evaluation detail, tender prices, award rationale, or competition outcome is published.
- No lot titles or individual lot values are supplied.
- The listed contract-signed document has no signing date or publication date.
- No renewal option, extension option wording, or future procurement plan is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDUK Shared Business ServicesUK Research and InnovationCSP25219CCS RM6277temporary administratortemporary staffing contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CSP25219 Administrator contract?
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, verified against company number 06903140.
What is the published value of the award?
£75,459.80.
How was the supplier appointed?
The notice states this was a direct award under the CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework.
When does the stated contract period end?
31 March 2027, following variations described in the notice.
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