Recruitment Services
Oxford City CouncilcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-050bdaProcurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
Estimated value
£10.0m
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
14
0 awarded
Published
27 Mar 2026
Deadline 27 Apr 2026
Description
Oxford City Council is undertaking a procurement exercise to appoint up to 21 suitably qualified and experienced recruitment agencies to support the hiring of temporary, interim, and permanent staff across a wide range of service areas. The aim is to establish a robust and compliant supply chain that delivers high-quality candidates, ensures value for money, and supports effective contract and performance management.
Scope
- Reference
- OCC000963
- Total value
- £10,000,000 excluding VAT£12,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2030
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79600000
- Contract locations
- Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality - 50% | Response to specification and social value | quality | — |
| Price - 35% | — | price | — |
| Quality | Response to specification and social value | quality | 50.00% |
| Price | — | price | 35.00% |
| Demonstration | — | quality | 15.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 13 Apr 2026, 10:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 10:00 am
- Submission address
- All documents relating to this tender opportunity can be found on the Intend supplier portal. Bidders must be registered on this portal in order to take part in this tender and should submit bids via this portal. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/oxfordcc/aspx/Home The project code is OCC000963.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 14 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICT and Digital - Sub-Lot A | £10.0m | active |
| 2 | ICT and Digital - Sub-Lot B | £10.0m | active |
| 3 | Legal Services - Sub-Lot A | £10.0m | active |
| 4 | Legal Services - Sub-Lot B | £10.0m | active |
| 5 | Regeneration - Sub-Lot A | £10.0m | active |