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Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts

Gloucestershire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:51.

Opportunity overview

This contract was procured for Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts. This contract was procured via Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO), Lot 1 (Managing temporary recruitment for Local Authorities - Ref: 00942) for a period of 3+2 years (contract start date - 5th December 2022).

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.

Comensura limited

Matched by number

Commensura limited

Contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Aug 2022
Award ID
074602-2025-DN628562-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04085767
Location
Bedfordshire, UKH24, United Kingdom

Commensura limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£101m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Aug 2022
Award ID
085314-2025-DN628562-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04085767
Location
Bedfordshire, UKH24, United Kingdom

Classification

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

Lots

  • Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts for Gloucestershire County Council. Originally tendered via mini competition exercise under the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO), Lot 1 (Managing temporary recruitment for Local Authorities - Ref: 00942) for a period of 3+2 years awarded at the value of £70,000,00. The subsequent addition of additional services to contract have raised the contact value by a further £31,000,000 GBP to a new total at £101,000,000.Value not stated

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
DN628562
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
A competition has been undertaken via a framework hence no original notice published.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

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

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts for Gloucestershire County Council. Originally tendered via mini competition exercise under the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO), Lot 1 (Managing temporary recruitment for Local Authorities - Ref: 00942) for a period of 3+2 years awarded at the value of £70,000,00. The subsequent addition of additional services to contract have raised the contact value by a further £31,000,000 GBP to a new total at £101,000,000.

Award criteria

Criteria

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

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK13
Entry 2
Region
UKK13

Additional Classifications

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

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-143856
Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK13
Locality
Gloucester
Postal Code
GL12TG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Shire Hall, Westgate Street

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
Gloucestershire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Strategic Procurement
Telephone
+44 1452425000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04085767
Name
Commensura limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH24
Locality
Bedfordshire
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
04085767
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Commensura limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-16828
Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Gloucester
Postal Code
GL1 2TG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Gloucestershire County Council
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-3499
Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Gloucester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Award information

Award 1
Id
074602-2025-DN628562-1
Title
Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts for Gloucestershire County Council
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04085767
Name
Comensura limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
085314-2025-DN628562-1
Title
Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04085767
Name
Commensura limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
074602-2025-DN628562-1
Title
Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts for Gloucestershire County Council
Status
active
Award ID
074602-2025-DN628562-1
Date Signed
24 Aug 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
70,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
085314-2025-DN628562-1
Title
Temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts
Status
active
Award ID
085314-2025-DN628562-1
Date Signed
24 Aug 2022, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK13

Value

Amount
101,000,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
1,800

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description
Nature and extent of the modifications: Awarded at the value of £70,000,00. Additional expenditure has been required. The subsequent addition of additional services to contract have raised the contact value by a further £31,000,000 GBP to a new total up to a maximum of £101,000,000 whilst a re procurement is undertaken.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gloucester · UKK13 · GL12TG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK13

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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