C0134 Central Recruitment Contract
The National Lottery Community Fund
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Procurement
- 79600000 Recruitment services
What happened
The National Lottery Community Fund awarded this contract to Starfish Search Limited worth £800,000 on 1 May 2026. The contract runs until 31 May 2027.
Description
To support efficiency across the Fund, the Procurement Team is proposing central contracts where there is a correlation in services and where value for money can be achieved. The central contracts will provide:
- Compliant routes to market reducing the risk of challenge
- Ensure that better rates are provided for by the Supplier including possible rebates should the value through the contract reach a certain amount
- Compliance with HR requirements
- Reduction in the time to market for the procurement of central contract services
- Back-office efficiencies
Direct award from ESPO 3S-22 Strategic HR Services Framework.
Total Contract term: 12 months + 12 months + 12 months.
Total Contract Value: up to and not exceeding 1,000,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT).
Initial 12-month Term Value: 800,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT). Optional 12-month Extension 1 Value: 100,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT). Optional 12-month Extension 2 Value: 100,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT).
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