HCC - 10/26 - The Provision of a Recruitment Agency Framework

Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of a Recruitment Agency Framework

The purpose of this procurement is to establish a new framework for recruitment agency services, enabling managers to source agency workers in a compliant and efficient manner. The Framework Agreement will be awarded and administered by Hertfordshire County Council on its own behalf. Participating Bodies will be responsible for managing their own call off contracts. For the purposes of this Framework Agreement, the following organisations are deemed Participating Bodies:

• Broxbourne Borough Council
• Dacorum Borough Council
• East Herts Council
• Hertsmere Borough Council
• North Hertfordshire District Council
• St Albans City and District Council
• Stevenage Borough Council
• Three Rivers District Council
• Watford Borough Council
• Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

The Council intends for this Framework Agreement to be flexible and meet the needs of the Council and the Participating Bodies

The job types required under this Framework Agreement have been split into Lots and each Lot has job roles within. These have been outlined along with their specific requirements in Annexes 1 to 8 to the Specification.

To ensure the highest quality provision to each Lot, the Council will limit the number of suppliers awarded to each Lot. The maximum number of awards per Lot is set out in the table below:

Supplier Limits per lot

Lot number Lot Title Supplier Limit Lot 1 Professional and Technical 2 Agencies per Job Type Lot 2 Industrial Up to a maximum of 10 Agencies Lot 3 Social Care (Adults) 3 Agencies Lot 4 Qualified/ Registered Social Care 3 Agencies Lot 5 Educational Psychology Services Unlimited Lot 6 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) 3 Agencies Lot 7 District Council & Borough Council Job Types 2 Agencies per job family

Full details are in the Instructions to Tenderers and Specification, Schedule 1 of the Framework Agreement

This procurement is an open process. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to ‘express an interest’ and also ‘opt in’ which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline of 12 noon on the 20th November 2026

Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.

Please ensure that where possible documents are uploaded as a PDF and that file names are succinct.

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Framework formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.

Please note that the Framework requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award the Framework or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.

To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home