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Provision of Recruitment Services

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 18:52.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a single managed service provider (MSP) for a full recruitment solution offering professional, managerial, operational and administrative workers through a wide range of delivery routes, including statements of work (SOW). This Agreement has been procured and placed by the Buyer, DfT Operator Limited, and is available for use by the service recipients listed below: • London North Eastern Railway Limited • Northern Trains Limited • SE Trains Limited • South Western Railway Limited • TransPennine Trains Limited • C2C Railway Limited • Greater Western Railway Ltd • Cross country Rail Ltd • Railway West Coast Ltd • GA Trains Limited • Chiltern Rail Ltd • WM Trains Ltd • Midlands East Trains Ltd • Thameslink Southern Great Northern Ltd

Awarded to

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Contract value
£100m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Aug 2025
Award ID
024065-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02073305
Location
London, UK, EC2M 5TQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services

Lots

  • Direct award via CCS framework RM6288 Workforce Solutions.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
ocds-h6vhtk-066c3f
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This contract was awarded as a call off from the Crown Commercial Services Workforce Solutions Framework (RM6288) via a compliant direct award.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Direct award via CCS framework RM6288 Workforce Solutions.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
DFT OPERATOR LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07141122

Identifier

Legal Name
DFT OPERATOR LIMITED
Id
07141122
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor
Locality
London
Region
UKI45
Postal Code
SE18SW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Rail Transport
Organisation 2
Name
London North Eastern Railway Limited
Id
GB-COH-04659712

Identifier

Legal Name
London North Eastern Railway Limited
Id
04659712
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
York
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Northern Trains Limited
Id
GB-COH-03076444

Identifier

Legal Name
Northern Trains Limited
Id
03076444
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
York
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 4
Name
SE Trains Limited
Id
GB-COH-03266762

Identifier

Legal Name
SE Trains Limited
Id
03266762
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 5
Name
South Western Railway Limited
Id
GB-COH-03266760

Identifier

Legal Name
South Western Railway Limited
Id
03266760
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 6
Name
TransPennine Trains Limited
Id
GB-COH-12544930

Identifier

Legal Name
TransPennine Trains Limited
Id
12544930
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Manchester
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 7
Name
C2C Railway Limited
Id
GB-COH-04659669

Identifier

Legal Name
C2C Railway Limited
Id
04659669
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 8
Name
GA Trains Limited
Id
GB-COH-12544897

Identifier

Legal Name
GA Trains Limited
Id
12544897
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 9
Name
WM Trains Ltd
Id
GB-COH-12545250

Identifier

Legal Name
WM Trains Ltd
Id
12545250
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Birmingham
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 10
Name
Greater Western Railway Ltd
Id
GB-COH-04661194

Identifier

Legal Name
Greater Western Railway Ltd
Id
04661194
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 11
Name
Cross Country Rail Ltd
Id
GB-COH-04659516

Identifier

Legal Name
Cross Country Rail Ltd
Id
04659516
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 12
Name
Railway West Coast Limited
Id
GB-COH-12544684

Identifier

Legal Name
Railway West Coast Limited
Id
12544684
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 13
Name
Chiltern Rail Limited
Id
GB-COH-12544800

Identifier

Legal Name
Chiltern Rail Limited
Id
12544800
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 14
Name
Midlands East Trains Limited
Id
GB-COH-12545264

Identifier

Legal Name
Midlands East Trains Limited
Id
12545264
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 15
Name
Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited
Id
GB-COH-12545324

Identifier

Legal Name
Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited
Id
12545324
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 16
Name
Alexander Mann Solutions Limited
Id
GB-COH-02073305

Identifier

Legal Name
Alexander Mann Solutions Limited
Id
02073305
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
60 London Wall
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
EC2M 5TQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 17
Name
High Court
Id
GB-FTS-525

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
024065-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02073305
Name
Alexander Mann Solutions Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
024065-2026-1
Award ID
024065-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
12 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE18SW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 024065-2026award, contract ·