AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a temporary administrator staffing requirement to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED through a direct call-off from the CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £75,459.80, with a stated contract period from 28 July 2025 to 31 March 2027. The award record lists a contract-signed document.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small temporary-staffing framework call-off in the personnel supply services category.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ee8ea808-87d9-43ec-9a5e-92157ba809c4-2 · 75459.80 GBP · active
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The active award identifies source supplier “Reed Specialist Recruitment”; supplier verification matches Companies House number 06903140 to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED. The £75,459.80 award value is associated with this single-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice
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The process description states that this is an award notice, and the source notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The award record status is “active”.
Contract documentation
93% confidenceA document classified as contractSigned is listed
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Award documents include document ID 2 with documentType “contractSigned”. No signature date is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£75,459.80
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The award value and tender value are both recorded as 75459.80 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAward-level value; no lot-level breakdown published
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The source contains one award and no lots or itemised pricing.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
96% confidence22 July 2025
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The award record date is 2025-07-22.
Stated contract start
99% confidence28 July 2025
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The tender and award contract periods both start on 2025-07-28.
Original stated end
94% confidence31 December 2025
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The description labels 28 July 2025 to 31 December 2025 as the original contract date range.
Variation 001 period
94% confidence1 January 2026 to 30 September 2026
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The description explicitly gives this period for Variation 001.
Variation 002 period
94% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The description explicitly gives this period for Variation 002.
Current stated contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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The tender and award contract periods both end on 2027-03-31.
Award notice publication
94% confidence23 February 2026; subsequently updated 15 October 2026
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The award notice document has datePublished 2026-02-23; its dateModified and the release history are dated 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceTemporary administrator
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The description states that UK Research and Innovation required an administrator on a temporary basis.
Category
99% confidenceSupply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 79620000)
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The primary classification is CPV 79620000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceSN2 1FL
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Tender item 1 gives delivery postcode SN2 1FL.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure: call-off from a framework agreement
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The record gives procurement method “selective” and details “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Framework route
98% confidenceDirect award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework
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The description explicitly states this sourcing route.
Tender deadline
96% confidence22 July 2025, 15:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2025-07-22T15:00:00+01:00.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count and evaluation information not supplied
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No bidder count, evaluation scores or award rationale is present in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence28 July 2025 to 31 March 2027
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The award and tender contract periods state these dates.
Change history
95% confidenceTwo variations are described, extending the original end date through 31 March 2027
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The notice description specifies Variation 001 and Variation 002 periods following the original period.
SME suitability
93% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme=true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
97% confidenceFramework direct award for temporary personnel supply
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The notice describes a direct award under CCS RM6277 and classifies the requirement as temporary personnel supply.
Award structure
96% confidenceSingle-supplier, single award record
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One award is supplied and it names one supplier; no lots are published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe recorded award date predates publication of the award notice
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Award date is 22 July 2025, while the award notice publication date is 23 February 2026.
Variation detail
98% confidenceVariations are described but their individual values, approval dates and supporting terms are not supplied
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The description provides only the variation periods; no separate variation values or documents are included.
Contract signature detail
96% confidenceA contractSigned document is listed, but its signing date and contents are not supplied
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The document list includes a contractSigned item without a publication date or extracted terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and individual variation values.
- No lot titles or lot-level allocation is published.
- No renewal option, extension option or follow-on procurement plan is published.
- The supplied contractSigned document metadata does not provide a signature date or extracted contractual terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CSP25220REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDUK Shared Business ServicesUK Research and InnovationRM6277temporary staffingadministrator contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CSP25220 Administrator award?
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED won the single active award.
What is the published award value?
The award record gives a value of £75,459.80.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states this was a direct award call-off from the CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework.
When does the stated contract period end?
The current stated end date is 31 March 2027, following two described variations.
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