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HCC - 04/26 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) regarding a Framework for the Provision of Recruitment Agencies

Hertfordshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 12:46.

Opportunity overview

The Council currently holds a contract with the Guidant Group for the supply of temporary staff across all directorates. The current agreement remains in effect until March 2027. The current provider has been in place since 2013 and operates under a neutral/hybrid managed service model. Historically, the Council has maintained a level of agency spend outside of the corporate contract, to address skills shortages in specific areas. Moving forward, the Council aims to look at two approaches to improve supplier management across the Council: - Continuation of the corporate contract as the initial point of contact for the Council’s agency work requirements. - Development of a new Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) framework to cover key skill areas (lots) that cannot be fulfilled through the corporate contract. Please refer to the PME Document for full details.

Classification

  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services
  • CPV79610000 — Placement services of personnel
  • CPV79620000 — Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
  • CPV79621000 — Supply services of office personnel
  • CPV79623000 — Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
  • CPV79624000 — Supply services of nursing personnel
  • CPV79630000 — Personnel services except placement and supply 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
HCC - PME - RA
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
13 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79610000
Description
Placement services of personnel
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79620000
Description
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79621000
Description
Supply services of office personnel
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79623000
Description
Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79624000
Description
Supply services of nursing personnel
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
79630000
Description
Personnel services except placement and supply services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Council is carrying out PME in relation to this project. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options, requirements and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council. To access the PME documentation please visit the Council’s e-tendering system Supply Hertfordshire, run by Intend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire and follow the on-screen guidance. To participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Supplier Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of this project by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 29th May 2026, as per the PME documentation and e-tendering system. Supplier Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council’s sole discretion. Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with the Supply Hertfordshire website, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.
Due
29 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
039730-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Apr 2026, 11:06
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Hertfordshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWJT-5264-WYMY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWJT-5264-WYMY

Address

Street Address
Robertson House, Six Hills Way
Locality
Stevenage
Postal Code
SG1 2FQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stevenage · UKH23 · SG1 2FQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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