6417401
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.4bn
Suppliers
9
Lots
9
Published
29 Jun 2026
Description
The Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies are seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of temporary Agency Workers with Supplier (s) for the provision of temporary Agency workers. A list of participating bodies can be found on pages 2 to 3 of Schedule 2 Specification.
Scope
- Reference
- 6417401
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Jun 2026 to 04 Oct 2029Possible extension to 01 Oct 2034
There will be three options to extend; the first option is for an additional 2 years; the second option is for an additional 2 years; and the third option is for an additional 1 year.
- CPV classifications
- 7962000079600000
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 Social Value | Social Value 15.4 percent | quality | — |
| AC2 Provision of Agency Workers | Provision of Agency Workers 13.75 percent | quality | — |
| AC3 Payment of Agency Workers | Payment of Agency Workers 10.45 percent | quality | — |
| AC4 Contract Management, IT system and Management Information | Contract Management, IT system and Management Information 9.35 percent | quality | — |
| AC5 Selection of Agency Worker and Pre-Employment Checks | Selection of Agency Worker and Pre-Employment Checks 6.05 percent | quality | — |
| AC6 Total Supplier Fee | Total Supplier Fee 45 percent | price | — |
| SVMR1 Social Value Delivery Plan | Social Value Delivery Plan pass /fail | quality | — |
| SVMR2 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan pass fail | quality | — |
| MR1 Compliance with Transition of Agency Workers | Compliance with Transition of Agency Workers pass/fail | quality | — |
| MR2 Compliance with IT System Requirements | Compliance with IT System Requirements pass/fail | quality | — |
| SVMR1 Social Value Delivery Plan | Social Value Delivery Plan pass/fail | quality | — |
| SVMR2 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan pass/fail | quality | — |
| AC2 Provision of Agency Workers | Provision of Agency Workers 13.75 percent | quality | — |
| AC3 Payment of Agency Workers | Payment of Agency Workers 10.45 percent | quality | — |
| AC4 Contract Management, IT system and Management Information | Contract Management, IT system and Management Information 9.35 percent | quality | — |
| AC5 Selection of Agency Worker and Pre-Employment Checks | Selection of Agency Worker and Pre-Employment Checks 6.05 percent | quality | — |
| AC6 Total Supplier Fee | Total Supplier Fee 45 percent | quality | — |
| AC3 Payment of Agency Workers 10.45 percent | Payment of Agency Workers 10.45 percent | quality | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
FC1 General Assessment of Financial Standing and FC2 Credit Check
TA1 Company Experience, TA2 Human Rights and TA3 Tackling Modern Slavery.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 9 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.0bn
Award date
23 Jun 2026
Contract start
09 Jul 2026
Contract end
07 Oct 2029
Lots · 9 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DfC Administration roles and Corporate Functions | £1.0bn | complete |
| 2 | Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate Functions | £300.0m | complete |
| 3 | Professional and Technical | £40.0m | complete |
| 4 | Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical Roles (excluding OHS medical roles) | £55.0m | complete |
| 5 | Ancillary and Industrial | £2.5m | complete |