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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of Agency Workers to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Northern Ireland Housing Executive · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 09:17.

Opportunity overview

The Housing Executive requires Contractor(s) for the provision of Agency Workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs) to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload. Initial thoughts are that The Housing Executive will establish a Framework to meet this requirement. The Framework will be divided into three (3) Lots: • Lot One - Admin and Customer Contact Roles; • Lot Two - Building Trade and Manual Roles; • Lot Three - Technical and Professional Specialist Roles.

Classification

  • CPV79620000 — Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

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
P0810
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79620000
Description
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Housing Executive requires Contractor(s) for the provision of Agency Workers to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload. Initial thoughts are that a Framework will be established to meet this requirement and will be divided into three (3) Lots: • Lot One - Admin and Customer Contact Roles; • Lot Two - Building Trade and Manual Roles; • Lot Three - Technical and Professional Specialist Roles. The Housing Executive's current Agency Workers Framework Agreement will end on 31 March 2027 and successful suppliers will be expected to be fully transitioned onto the incoming Framework and providing services from 1 April 2027. The Housing Executive therefore seeks to engage with suppliers who can offer recruitment services for one, two or all lots on the Framework. The key objectives of the PME Exercise are to establish market interest from suitably qualified service providers and to obtain feedback in order to make fair, transparent and informed decisions on an appropriate procurement strategy. Documentation relating to the PME exercise, including a PME questionnaire, is available through eTendersNI. To access, please follow this link to the eTendersNI portal: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do. Should assistance in accessing the eTendersNI portal be required, please contact the eTendersNI helpdesk on 0800 240 4545, or alternatively email the Helpdesk on ni-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com. The project reference is 'P0810' (CfT CA Unique ID: NIHE-2425) and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire is: 15:00 (UK time) on 22 May 2026. The closing date for clarifications relating to this PME exercise is 15:00 (UK time) 18 May 2026. If your organisation has multiple branches or locations, please ensure that only one questionnaire is submitted on behalf of your organisation. This applies regardless of the number of offices or locations an organisation may have. Please note that any information associated with this PME notice is subject to change (nature and quantity of services or indication of needs and requirements, along with the estimated contract start and end dates).
Due
22 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041574-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 May 2026, 15:35
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Id
GB-PPON-PTYV-8666-PQQY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTYV-8666-PQQY

Address

Street Address
Housing Centre, 2 Adelaide Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8PB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8PB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 041574-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·