Oxford City Council Recruitment Services framework awards

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 11:41.

Opportunity overview

Oxford City Council has undertaken a procurement exercise to appoint up to 21 suitably qualified and experienced recruitment agencies to support the hiring of temporary, interim, and permanent staff across a wide range of service areas. The aim is to establish a robust and compliant supply chain that delivers high-quality candidates, ensures value for money, and supports effective contract and performance management. Note on Contract Value: Due to the nature of this contract we are unable to accurately forecast the spend that is likely to occur against each contract.

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.

TALENT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 08729262
Location: Bristol, UKK11, BS1 3AE, United Kingdom

ALIGRA PERSONNEL LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 10
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 05734857
Location: Swindon, UKK14, SN25 5AZ, United Kingdom

MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 2
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 04130921
Location: Addlestone, UKJ25, KT15 2NX, United Kingdom

HUNTRESS SEARCH LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 3
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 04041477
Location: London, UKI31, EC4Y 0DB, United Kingdom

SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 4
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 05381795
Location: Preston, UKD45, PR1 3LU, United Kingdom

Venn Group Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 5
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 04015584
Location: London, UKI44, SE1 9BG, United Kingdom

DEEKAY TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 6
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 02273242
Location: Manchester, UKD34, M41 0SS, United Kingdom

MARCUS KNIGHTLEY TECHNICAL LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 7
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 03838773
Location: Reigate, UKJ26, RH2 0AD, United Kingdom

PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 8
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 01644241
Location: Meriden, UKG32, CV7 7PT, United Kingdom

ADECCO UK LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £2.5m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 9
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 00593232
Location: London, UKI42, E1 6DB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated
Lot 10Value not stated
Lot 11Value not stated
Lot 12Value not stated
Lot 13Value not stated
Lot 14Value not stated
Lot 2Value not stated
Lot 3Value not stated
Lot 4Value not stated
Lot 5Value not stated
Lot 6Value not stated
Lot 7Value not stated
Lot 8Value not stated
Lot 9Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: OCC000963
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Entry 2

Id: 2
Status: complete

Entry 3

Id: 3
Status: complete

Entry 4

Id: 4
Status: complete

Entry 5

Id: 5
Status: complete

Entry 6

Id: 6
Status: complete

Entry 7

Id: 7
Status: complete

Entry 8

Id: 8
Status: complete

Entry 9

Id: 9
Status: complete

Entry 10

Id: 10
Status: complete

Entry 11

Id: 11
Status: complete

Entry 12

Id: 12
Status: complete

Entry 13

Id: 13
Status: complete

Entry 14

Id: 14
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Oxford City Council
Id: GB-PPON-PJQW-3663-YMYQ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PJQW-3663-YMYQ

Address

Street Address: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates
Locality: Oxford
Postal Code: OX1 1BX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ14

Contact

Email: Procurement@oxford.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: TALENT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-08729262

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 08729262

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PJZN-1595-TVMX

Address

Street Address: The Quorum, Bond Street
Locality: Bristol
Postal Code: BS1 3AE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK11

Contact

Email: pubsecbids@talentinternational.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.talentconsulting.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 3

Name: MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-04130921

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04130921

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHLT-7747-TTYJ

Address

Street Address: 200 Dashwood Lang Road
Locality: Addlestone
Postal Code: KT15 2NX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ25

Contact

Email: Bidsolutions@michaelpage.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.michaelpage.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 4

Name: HUNTRESS SEARCH LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-04041477

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04041477

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PJJX-8476-BYMY

Address

Street Address: Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC4Y 0DB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Email: mark.kirby@huntress.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.huntress.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 5

Name: SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD
Id: GB-COH-05381795

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05381795

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PXYN-2949-ZLCJ

Address

Street Address: Arthur House, 12-13 Starkie Street
Locality: Preston
Postal Code: PR1 3LU
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD45

Contact

Email: tenders@servicecare.org.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.servicecare.org.uk ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 6

Name: Venn Group Limited
Id: GB-COH-04015584

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04015584

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PMZL-8166-ZXDW

Address

Street Address: No1 London Bridge
Locality: London
Postal Code: SE1 9BG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI44

Contact

Email: tenders@venngroup.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.venngroup.com ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 7

Name: DEEKAY TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-02273242

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02273242

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCZZ-2557-NLVW

Address

Street Address: 6 Davyhulme Circle
Locality: Manchester
Postal Code: M41 0SS
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD34

Contact

Email: lorna@deekay.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.deekay.co.uk ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 8

Name: MARCUS KNIGHTLEY TECHNICAL LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-03838773

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 03838773

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PJRQ-3573-VGBN

Address

Street Address: The Old Wheel House
Locality: Reigate
Postal Code: RH2 0AD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ26

Contact

Email: jack@marcusknightley.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.marcusknightley.co.uk ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 9

Name: PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-01644241

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 01644241

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLZH-3661-DWHL

Address

Street Address: Meriden Hall
Locality: Meriden
Postal Code: CV7 7PT
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG32

Contact

Email: bid.team@pertemps.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.pertemps.co.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 10

Name: ADECCO UK LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-00593232

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 00593232

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVCZ-7534-YXRQ

Address

Street Address: 4 Norton Folgate
Locality: London
Postal Code: E1 6DB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI42

Contact

Email: bid.team@adecco.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.adecco.co.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 11

Name: ALIGRA PERSONNEL LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-05734857

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05734857

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PPVW-1897-VRYW

Address

Street Address: Suite B Gemini House Hargreaves Road
Locality: Swindon
Postal Code: SN25 5AZ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK14

Contact

Email: info@aligra.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://aligra.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Recruitment Services - Talent International
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 2

Id: 2
Related Lot: 2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 3

Id: 11
Related Lot: 11

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-08729262
Name: TALENT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 2

Id: 2
Title: Recruitment Services - Michael Page
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 2
Related Lot: 2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 2

Id: 3
Related Lot: 3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 3

Id: 5
Related Lot: 5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-04130921
Name: MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 3

Id: 3
Title: Recruitment Services - Huntress Search
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 7
Related Lot: 7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 2

Id: 8
Related Lot: 8

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 3

Id: 12
Related Lot: 12

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-04041477
Name: HUNTRESS SEARCH LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 4

Id: 4
Title: Recruitment Services - Service Care Solutions
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 4
Related Lot: 4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 2

Id: 9
Related Lot: 9

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 3

Id: 10
Related Lot: 10

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-05381795
Name: SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 5

Id: 5
Title: Recruitment Services - Venn Group
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 4
Related Lot: 4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 2

Id: 6
Related Lot: 6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 3

Id: 14
Related Lot: 14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-04015584
Name: Venn Group Limited

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 6

Id: 6
Title: Recruitment Services - Deekay
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 13
Related Lot: 13

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Item 2

Id: 14
Related Lot: 14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02273242
Name: DEEKAY TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 7

Id: 7
Title: Recruitment Services - Marcus Knightley
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 6
Related Lot: 6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-03838773
Name: MARCUS KNIGHTLEY TECHNICAL LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 8

Id: 8
Title: Recruitment Services - Pertemps
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 8
Related Lot: 8

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-01644241
Name: PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 9

Id: 9
Title: Recruitment Services - Adecco
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 10
Related Lot: 10

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-00593232
Name: ADECCO UK LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 10

Id: 10
Title: Recruitment Services - Aligra Personnel
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 12
Related Lot: 12

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,000,000
Amount: 2,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-05734857
Name: ALIGRA PERSONNEL LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2030, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097324-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097324-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Oxford · UKJ14 · OX1 1BX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

028593-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 27 Mar 2026, 14:27
097324-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 10:32

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Oxford City Council has published a contract award notice for a recruitment-services framework covering temporary, interim and permanent hiring. The notice lists 10 pending awards across 14 numbered lots; it does not evidence signed or active contracts.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract award notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Document 097324-2026 is labelled “Contract award notice on Find a Tender”.
Award statusPendingEvidence: All 10 award records have status “pending”.
Contract conclusionNot evidencedEvidence: The notice contains scheduled future signature milestones rather than signed-contract data.

91% approved-analysis confidence10 supplier records analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097324-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050bda
First published: 27 Mar 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 11:41
Notice versions reviewed: 2

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Ten recruitment agencies are named in pending award records. Each record has a stated £2.5m net value, but the source also gives a £10m process maximum and says spend cannot be accurately forecast per contract.

Market significance

This is a multi-supplier, multi-lot recruitment framework for Oxford City Council, with overlapping supplier appointments on several lots.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

10 supplier records analysed

TALENT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1, 2, 11 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

View supporting evidence

Award 1 names the verified legal supplier and related lots 1, 2 and 11.

MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 2 · Lots 2, 3, 5 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 2 names the verified legal supplier and related lots 2, 3 and 5.

HUNTRESS SEARCH LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 3 · Lots 7, 8, 12 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 3 names the verified legal supplier and related lots 7, 8 and 12.

SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD

99% confidence

Award 4 · Lots 4, 9, 10 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 4 names the verified legal supplier and related lots 4, 9 and 10.

VENN GROUP LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 5 · Lots 4, 6, 14 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 5 names the verified legal supplier and related lots 4, 6 and 14.

DEEKAY TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 6 · Lots 13, 14 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 6 names the verified legal supplier and related lots 13 and 14.

MARCUS KNIGHTLEY TECHNICAL LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 7 · Lots 6 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 7 names the verified legal supplier and related lot 6.

PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 8 · Lots 8 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 8 names the verified legal supplier and related lot 8.

ADECCO UK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 9 · Lots 10 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 9 names the verified legal supplier and related lot 10.

ALIGRA PERSONNEL LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 10 · Lots 12 · £2,500,000 net (stated award value) GBP · Pending award

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Award 10 names the verified legal supplier and related lot 12.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract award notice on Find a Tender

View supporting evidence

Document 097324-2026 is labelled “Contract award notice on Find a Tender”.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

View supporting evidence

All 10 award records have status “pending”.

Contract conclusion

98% confidence

Not evidenced

View supporting evidence

The notice contains scheduled future signature milestones rather than signed-contract data.

Framework status

99% confidence

Framework agreement indicated

View supporting evidence

Tender techniques state hasFrameworkAgreement: true.

VALUES

Published values explained

Process maximum value

90% confidence

Up to £10,000,000

View supporting evidence

Process value_max is GBP 10,000,000.

Award-record value

99% confidence

£2,500,000 net and £3,000,000 gross on each of 10 pending award records

View supporting evidence

Each award JSON record states amount £2,500,000 and amountGross £3,000,000.

Spend forecast

99% confidence

Not accurately forecast per contract

View supporting evidence

The procurement description says the buyer cannot accurately forecast likely spend against each contract.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

27 March 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records tender notice 028593-2026 on 2026-03-27.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

27 April 2026, 11:00 BST

View supporting evidence

Process submission_deadline is 2026-04-27T11:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

99% confidence

8 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Each pending award record has date 2026-10-08.

Assessment summaries sent

99% confidence

9 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Each award record states assessmentSummariesDateSent 2026-10-09.

Award notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Document 097324-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-15.

Standstill end

99% confidence

26 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Each award lists standstillPeriod endDate 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

27 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Each award has a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone of 2026-10-27.

Proposed contract period

99% confidence

31 October 2026 to 30 October 2030

View supporting evidence

Each pending award states this contractPeriod.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Recruitment services for temporary, interim and permanent staff

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Procurement description.

Service coverage

95% confidence

A wide range of council service areas

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Procurement description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 79600000 — Recruitment services

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All award items use this CPV classification.

Delivery area

99% confidence

Oxford (UKJ14)

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Award items specify delivery addresses in region UKJ14.

Lot structure

99% confidence

14 numbered lots; titles and descriptions not supplied

View supporting evidence

Tender data lists lots 1 to 14 without titles or descriptions.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open; competitive flexible procedure

View supporting evidence

Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Competitive flexible procedure.

Above threshold

99% confidence

Yes

View supporting evidence

Each award record has aboveThreshold: true.

Appointments listed

99% confidence

10 pending award records

View supporting evidence

The notice contains awards 1 through 10.

Supplier overlap

99% confidence

Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 each have more than one pending awardee

View supporting evidence

Related-lot mappings in the award records show multiple suppliers on those lots.

Bid and evaluation information

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Proposed term

99% confidence

Four years

View supporting evidence

The stated period runs from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2030.

Signature status

99% confidence

Scheduled, not evidenced as completed

View supporting evidence

Future signature is a scheduled milestone; all awards remain pending.

Extensions or renewals

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial model

99% confidence

Multi-supplier framework with overlapping lot appointments

View supporting evidence

The tender is marked as a framework agreement and multiple suppliers are mapped to several lots.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

Published values should not be treated as forecast supplier spend or summed as a committed total

View supporting evidence

The buyer says spend cannot be accurately forecast per contract; the stated per-award values conflict with the £10m process maximum.

Demand focus

97% confidence

The framework is intended to provide a compliant recruitment supply chain, candidate quality, value for money and contract/performance management

View supporting evidence

Procurement description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

91%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-050bda
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Oxford City Council

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Buyer party in the notice.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Oxford, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Buyer address is Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, OX1 1BX.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier verification

99% confidence

All 10 listed suppliers have verified legal names and active Companies House records

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification data reports 10 verified suppliers, matched by company number.

Supplier scale mix

95% confidence

Four large and six SME suppliers are identified in the notice

View supporting evidence

Party details mark Talent International, Michael Page, Venn Group and Pertemps as large; the other six as SME.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated framework end

99% confidence

30 October 2030

View supporting evidence

This is the stated end date in each pending award’s proposed contract period.

Recompetition outlook

78% confidence

Potentially around 2030, subject to conclusion and operation of the proposed framework

View supporting evidence

Estimate based solely on the stated proposed end date; no renewal or reprocurement plan is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award status

99% confidence

The notice is an award announcement, but all awards remain pending; no signed or active contract should be inferred.

View supporting evidence

All award statuses are pending and signature milestones are scheduled.

Value inconsistency

99% confidence

Ten award records each state £2.5m net (£25m if mechanically summed), while the process maximum is £10m. The notice also says spend cannot be accurately forecast per contract.

View supporting evidence

Award value fields, process value_max and procurement description.

Lot information

99% confidence

Lot numbers and supplier mappings are supplied, but lot titles, descriptions and individual lot values are not.

View supporting evidence

Lot records contain IDs and status only.

Publication timing anomaly

97% confidence

Top-level published_at is 27 March 2026, while the award-notice document is dated 15 October 2026; release history supports the latter as the award-notice publication date.

View supporting evidence

Process published_at, document datePublished and release history.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published award records are pending; signature, conclusion and contract commencement are not evidenced.
The stated award values conflict with the process maximum and are not reliable measures of forecast or committed supplier spend.
Information not supplied in the published notice: lot titles, lot descriptions, lot-level values, bidder counts, scoring, evaluation outcomes, pricing, extension terms and renewal terms.
The notice says up to 21 agencies may be appointed, but the supplied award data names 10 pending awardees; no explanation of any difference is published.
The top-level publication timestamp conflicts with the award-notice document date; this analysis uses the release history and document date for the award-notice timeline.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Has Oxford City Council signed the recruitment services contracts?

No signed contracts are evidenced. All listed awards are pending and the notice shows scheduled future signature milestones.

Which suppliers are listed in the award notice?

The notice lists Talent International, Michael Page, Huntress Search, Service Care Solutions, Venn Group, Deekay Technical Recruitment, Marcus Knightley Technical, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership, Adecco UK and Aligra Personnel.

What is the contract value?

Each pending award record states £2.5m net, but the overall process maximum is £10m and the buyer says it cannot accurately forecast spend per contract. The figures should not be summed as committed spend.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.