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Strategic Recruitment Partner

East Suffolk Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:09.

Opportunity overview

East Suffolk Council ("ESC", "the Council") is looking for a Strategic Recruitment Partner to work with the Authority as a Master Vendor Provider providing strategic and operational support in the appointment of both permanent and temporary roles across a variety of services and levels to proactively meet the authority’s staffing needs.

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.

Opus People Solutions

Match pending…
Contract value
£777.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Feb 2025
Award ID
005205-2025-2233-PPT-O-1
Status
active
Location
2 Friars Bridge Road Ipswich, UKH14, IP1 1RR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services

Lots

  • East Suffolk Council ("ESC", "the Council") is looking for a Strategic Recruitment Partner to work with the Authority as a Master Vendor Provider providing strategic and operational support in the appointment of both permanent and temporary roles across a variety of services and levels to proactively meet the authority’s staffing needs.£5m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2233-PPT-O
Status
active
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
In line with Public Regulation 2015.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
19

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
26 Apr 2024, 12:00

Old Value

Date
12 Apr 2024, 12:00
Entry 2
Id
20

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
26 Apr 2024, 12:00

Old Value

Date
12 Apr 2024, 12:00
Entry 3
Id
21

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
26 Apr 2024, 12:00

Old Value

Date
12 Apr 2024, 12:00
Entry 4
Id
22

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
26 Apr 2024, 12:00

Old Value

Date
12 Apr 2024, 12:00
Entry 5
Id
23

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Total value of contract.
Section
V.2.4

New Value

Text
5000000.00

Old Value

Text
777245.37
Entry 6
Id
24

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Total Value of Procurement
Section
II.1.7

New Value

Text
5000000.00

Old Value

Text
777.245.37
Entry 7
Id
25

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Total value of contract.
Section
V.2.4

New Value

Text
5000000.00

Old Value

Text
777245.37
Entry 8
Id
26

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
26 Apr 2024, 12:00

Old Value

Date
12 Apr 2024, 12:00

Bid Opening

Date
12 Apr 2024, 12:00

Address

Street Address
As stated in the tender documents.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
12 Apr 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
12 Apr 2024, 12:00

Classification

Id
79000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
East Suffolk Council ("ESC", "the Council") is looking for a Strategic Recruitment Partner to work with the Authority as a Master Vendor Provider providing strategic and operational support in the appointment of both permanent and temporary roles across a variety of services and levels to proactively meet the authority’s staffing needs, as described within the tender documents.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
East Suffolk Council ("ESC", "the Council") is looking for a Strategic Recruitment Partner to work with the Authority as a Master Vendor Provider providing strategic and operational support in the appointment of both permanent and temporary roles across a variety of services and levels to proactively meet the authority’s staffing needs.

Value

Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As per the tender documents.
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
50

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Jun 2024, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14
Entry 2
Region
UKH14
Entry 3
Region
UKH14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 2
Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-9134
Name
East Suffolk Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Lowestoft
Postal Code
NR33 0EQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Riverside, 4 Canning Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
East Suffolk Council

Contact

Name
Procurement
Telephone
+44 1502523673
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-138077
Name
Opus People Solutions

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
2 Friars Bridge Road Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 1RR
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Opus People Solutions
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-107305
Name
East Suffolk Council Procurement Team.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Lowestoft
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
East Suffolk Council Procurement Team.

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
005205-2025-2233-PPT-O-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-138077
Name
Opus People Solutions

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005205-2025-2233-PPT-O-1
Status
active
Award ID
005205-2025-2233-PPT-O-1
Date Signed
14 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
777,245.37
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lowestoft · UKH14 · NR33 0EQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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