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Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff

Historic England · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:39.

Opportunity overview

Historic England is wishing to set up a multidisciplinary framework in order to deliver its recruitment needs.The framework will run for 3 years with a potential 1-year extension, depending on requirement, performance and budget. The Framework will be broken down in to Lots as per the below:Lot 1 – Executive or Senior Level appointments – perm/fixed team – no tempLot 2 – Specialist – Niche or hard to fill skill set – perm/fixed term – may be temp.Lot 3 –Back office short term recruitment (Temp, Temp to Perm or Perm). As with all frameworks, being awarded a place on it does not guarantee all or any of the work available; but the overarching agreement sets out rates and agreed terms which will operate when a ‘call off contract’ is placedSuppliers are invited to bid for one or more lots; however, where bidding for multiple lots, should provide assurance of how they will manage the demand and ensure a constant and reliable supply and support to Historic England.

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.

McLean Public Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£230k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

C4S Search Limited

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£100k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-2
Status
active
Location
Swindon, UK, United Kingdom

Global Resourcing

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£100k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-2
Status
active
Location
Harpenden, UK, United Kingdom

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£100k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-2
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Robertson Bell Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£100k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-2
Status
active
Location
Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£100k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-2
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UK, United Kingdom

Gi Group Recruitment Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£170k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-3
Status
active
Location
Chesterfield, UK, United Kingdom

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£170k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-3
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Tate Recruitment

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£170k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-3
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£170k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-3
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services

Lots

  • Lot 1 - Executive or Senior Level Appointments£230k
  • Lot 2 - Specialists - Niche or hard to fill skill set£100k
  • Lot 3 - Back Office - General Administration (Temp, Temp to Perm or Perm)£170k

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
P/REF 00000334
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
N/A
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
7 Oct 2024, 10:00

Address

Street Address
Online

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
3
Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier
3

Recurrence

Description
In 3 or 4 years time depending on if the extension is used.

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale
N/A
Maximum Participants
1

Expected award period

Starts
7 Oct 2024, 10:00

Tender Period

Ends
7 Oct 2024, 09:30

Classification

Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 - Executive or Senior Level Appointments
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The maximum value of this lot stated below is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value. This will be awarded to a single supplier. Specification:Executive recruitment is used to find candidates for senior-level jobs or executive level roles at Historic England. Such roles in Historic England would include:Director of Corporate Services including but not limited to Finance, IMT, Facilities, HR.Regional DirectorFor this lot, when a role becomes available, we would expect suppliers to be able to provide 3 suitable candidate recommendations and associated CV’s within 5 days of our request.

Value

Amount
230,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
The contract is 3 years plus a 12 month potential extension, which will be retendered at the definitive end for a new framework.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30%

Contract period

Ends
27 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
28 Oct 2024, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 - Specialists - Niche or hard to fill skill set
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The maximum value of this lot, stated below, is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value. We anticipate between 2 and 4 suppliers will be appointed to this lot.Specification: Such roles in Historic England would include:EngineerArchitect or SurveyorIT SpecialistDeveloperNiche or specialist recruitment agencies find candidates for highly specialised areas and specific industries such as law, engineering, architecture or Information Technology. Suppliers require strong relationships with companies in the relevant sector, making them valuable to job seekers wanting to gain work in a specific field by providing testimonials of their work/relationships. The key performance indicators will apply to the delivery of services. Performance under this contract will be calculated by the Supplier using KPI’s and will be submitted for review on a quarterly basis at the contract management meetings. These will include the following• Number of jobs that the Supplier sends CV’s for consideration – 95%• CV to interview ratio – 95%• Interview to offer ratio – 60%• Offer to acceptance ratio – 70%• Job posting to start date timeframe – Average 30 days• Attrition rates – 95% still in position at the end of fixed term or for permanent positions 12 months after start date If the supplier fails to meet the above in any one quarter then Historic England shall require an exception report detailing actions being taken under the supplier to remedy the situation and the timescale for rectification. Contractor Supplier provides quarterly bench market information and attends quarterly reviews with Historic England to discuss performance and delivery of services and set measures on performance and SLA’s.

Value

Amount
100,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
The framework is for 3 years initial term with 12 months potential extension, this will be retendered after the definitive end date.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30%

Contract period

Ends
27 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
28 Oct 2024, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3 - Back Office - General Administration (Temp, Temp to Perm or Perm)
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The maximum value of this lot, stated below, is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value.We anticipate that between 2 and 4 suppliers will be awarded a place on this Lot.Specification: Historic England require Back-office support from contractor suppliers to provide the administrative and operational resource. We expect suppliers to be able to provide CV’s or candidate details within 48hours. At times Historic England will require urgent short term (from 4 up to 12 weeks) resource to be in post within 5 working days and we will require candidates local to the National offices to meet the full requirements of the roleSuch roles in Historic England would include:AdministratorFinance AssistantHR AssistantPayroll AssistantData Entry AssistantFinancial ControllerFinance ManagerPayroll AssistantOn award of this contract, the Supplier would be required to provide quarterly bench market information and attend quarterly reviews with Historic England to discuss performance and delivery of services and set measures on performance and SLA’s.

Value

Amount
170,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
The framework is for an initial term of 3 years with a potential extension of 12 months, it will be retendered after the definitive end date.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30%

Contract period

Ends
27 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
28 Oct 2024, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Nationwide across all of our offices in England.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
National, to cover all of our offices in England.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery Location

Description
National, to cover all of our offices in England.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
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-122962
Name
Historic England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN2 2EH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Engine House, Firefly Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
08
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Recreation, culture and religion

Identifier

Legal Name
Historic England

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-16904
Name
Historic England

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Swindon
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Historic England
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-137579
Name
McLean Public Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
McLean Public Ltd
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-137580
Name
C4S Search Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Swindon
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
C4S Search Limited
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-67858
Name
Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-137581
Name
Global Resourcing

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Harpenden
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Global Resourcing
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-137582
Name
Robertson Bell Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Northampton
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Robertson Bell Ltd
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-122507
Name
Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Edinburgh
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-137583
Name
Gi Group Recruitment Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Chesterfield
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Gi Group Recruitment Limited
Organisation 10
Id
GB-FTS-137584
Name
Tate Recruitment

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Tate Recruitment

Award information

Award 1
Id
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-1
Title
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 1 - Executive or Senior Level appointments
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-137579
Name
McLean Public Ltd
Award 2
Id
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-2
Title
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 2 - Specialist – Niche or hard to fill skill set
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-137580
Name
C4S Search Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-137581
Name
Global Resourcing
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-67858
Name
Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-137582
Name
Robertson Bell Ltd
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-122507
Name
Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd
Award 3
Id
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-3
Title
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 3 - Back office – General administration, project support, assistant or coordinator level
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-67858
Name
Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-122507
Name
Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-137583
Name
Gi Group Recruitment Limited
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-137584
Name
Tate Recruitment

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-1
Title
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 1 - Executive or Senior Level appointments
Status
active
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-1
Date Signed
11 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
230,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-2
Title
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 2 - Specialist – Niche or hard to fill skill set
Status
active
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-2
Date Signed
11 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
100,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-3
Title
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 3 - Back office – General administration, project support, assistant or coordinator level
Status
active
Award ID
004614-2025-P/REF 00000334-3
Date Signed
11 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
170,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · UK · SN2 2EH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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