Provision of Temporary Agency Workers for Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies
Estimated value
£1.4bn
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
9
Published
26 Feb 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
- Total value
- £1,443,500,000 excluding VAT£1,732,200,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- 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.
- Main category
- services
- 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
- Enquiry deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 30 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
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 | active |
| 2 | Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate Functions | £300.0m | active |
| 3 | Professional and Technical | £40.0m | active |
| 4 | Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical Roles (excluding OHS medical roles) | £55.0m | active |
| 5 | Ancillary and Industrial | £2.5m | active |