Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall
Leicester
LE38RA
UK
Contact person: Rajwinder Bhola
E-mail: rajwinder.bhola@leics.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Soft Market Test for Temporary Recruitment Agency Services.
Reference number: DN801376
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Soft Market Test for Temporary Recruitment Agency Services.
Please note this is not an opportunity to tender but is an information gathering exercise to inform the Councils future requirement.
Any future procurement will likely be run as a further competition of ESPO MSTAR4.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
100 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Soft Market Test for Temporary Recruitment Agency Services.
Please note this is not an opportunity to tender but is an information gathering exercise to inform the Councils future requirement.
Any future procurement will likely be run as a further competition of ESPO MSTAR4.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This is a soft market test, renewals have not been decided at this moment.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
n/a
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/01/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/01/2026
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/12/2025