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653F_27 Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR5)

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 09:10.

Opportunity overview

ESPO have been conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a national framework for the appointment of a Managed Service Provider to manage a supply chain of agencies to fulfil a customer's staffing needs. Services available include Neutral/Master Vendor, Vendor Management System (VMS), Talent Pool Technology and Statement of Works (Project Delivery). Please note this is not a call for competition, the tender documentation is not yet available.

Classification

  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
653F_27
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Extension to the Engagement deadline as market engagement is now expected to be completed in October (not August as originally estimated). Please note that the deadline for RFI responses has passed, meaning new responses (of the RFI) can no longer be considered as part of this market engagement exercise (with all remaining activity focusing on those responses already received).
Id
082070-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
11 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
10 Apr 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
10 Apr 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Suppliers are required to register and complete the relevant stages on the Central Digital Platform if they wish to participate in or bid for this framework. Engagement has already been undertaken via a Request for Information (RFI) questionnaire, with details being captured on the EastMidsTenders eProcurement Portal (www.eastmidstenders.org). The deadline for responding to the RFI was 17:00 (5pm) on 08 May 2026 (THIS DEADLINE HAS NOW PASSED). Suppliers may however still express an interest if they wish as follows (this option remains open up until the Engagement deadline captured in this notice): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for opportunity '653F_27' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest. In case of any questions or clarifications, these should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal. As a follow on to the RFI, 1-2-1 preliminary market engagement sessions are taking place (with all remaining market engagement now expected to be completed during October). These are limited in number (undertaken via in-person or Teams meeting, invites to be issued out by ESPO for these). Meetings are based on ESPO seeking further information on points raised within the Supplier's RFI already submitted, with these meetings seeking to involve a sample of market leaders, incumbents, SMEs and new entrants to the market, to capture a variety of views and ensure our sample of suppliers reflects the diverse range of MSPs within the staffing solutions market. For those not selected to participate in 1-2-1 sessions, outcomes of the engagement piece will be published within the Invitation To Tender Document, access to which will be published via the Tender Notice at a later date. Those that did not wish to participate in engagement or are not chosen for 1-2-1 sessions will not be at an unfair disadvantage when bidding for this framework. For the avoidance of doubt those not participating in the engagement piece will not be impacted in being able to participate in any resulting tender exercise, and will not be excluded from tendering.
Due
30 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
082070-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Aug 2026, 10:29
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Id
GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYDD-1122-TCVN

Address

Street Address
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE19 1ES
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF22

Contact

Name
Corporate Solutions Procurement Team

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF22 · LE19 1ES · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 034054-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 042055-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 071246-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 082070-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·