653F_27 Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR5)
Details
- Buyer
- ESPO
- Value
- £4,000,000,000
- Topic
- Recruitment services
- Published
- 15 April 2026
- Submission
- 30 October 2026
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT (PME) NOTIFICATION - This is not a call for competition as THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. However, interest (Expression of interest) can be registered here, and please refer to the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice for further details on the Engagement process that has been undertaken - see https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082070-2026. PLEASE ACCESS THE MESSAGES SECTION ON THE ACTIVITY DASHBOARD (ONCE AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST HAS BEEN COMPLETED) FOR ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) DOCUMENTATION - THE DEADLINE FOR RESPONDING ON THIS HAS HOWEVER NOW PASSED (new responses can therefore no longer be considered as part of this market engagement exercise). Note: Any questions or clarifications relating to this PME MUST be received via the Messaging facility on this eProcurement Portal only (as also stated below). ESPO have been conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a national framework for the appointment of a Managed Service Provider to manage a supply chain of agencies to fulfil a customer’s staffing needs. Services available include Neutral/Master Vendor, Vendor Management System (VMS), Talent Pool Technology and Statement of Works (Project Delivery). The duration of the framework agreement is expected to be for 24 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option to extend the framework as noted above. Note: the initial Expression of interest window (for this PME) will close at the end of the Engagement period, and will only reopen once Tender documents are available for publication, as planned to follow on from the PME (additionally, Expressions of interest only need to be completed once per applicable contact/Workgroup e.g., please do not attempt to recomplete at a later date where already registered - see the first page of the attached guide as an example of Expressions of interest being registered when logged into your account on ProContract - and instead once completed please check or access your ‘Activities’ in this eProcurement Portal, or otherwise contact Proactis Supplier Support for any other system related help). For any questions relating to the operation of the Portal itself, ProContract, these should be submitted to Proactis, and the following links (URL's) can be used for this for supplier support and system technical queries: https://www.proactis.com/uk/customers/supplier-support/ or via https://suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com/. OTHERWISE, ANY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS PME SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO ESPO by accessing the Messages section on the Activity dashboard screen once an Expression of interest has been registered. Keywords: Managed Service Provider, MSP, Resources, MSTAR, Neutral Vendor, Master Vendor, Vendor Management System, VMS, Talent Pool Technology, Statement of Works, Project Delivery, 653F_27, 653F, MSTAR5, Temporary Agency, Agency, agencies, staffing
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published15 April 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date30 October 2026
About the buyer
ESPO is a purchasing organisation owned and governed by six county and city councils across the East of England: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire and Peterborough. A joint committee set up under the Local Government Act oversees its work. Competitions span more than 100 frameworks, from buildings, energy and food and catering to technology and professional services. Appointed suppliers then serve ESPO's public sector customers across the region without a further re-tender.
Over the past 5 years, most of ESPO's contract awards have been in IT services, communications equipment and business services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@espo.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@espo.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@espo.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@espo.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@espo.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@espo.gov |
42 similar open tenders
See more open tenders related to Recruitment services.
- Open tender
Permanent Recruitment Services
Related topics
Topics related to 653F_27 Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR5), ranked by notice volume.
- 6,254£803.4bn
- 8,182£3.0tn
Related buyers
Buyers similar to ESPO.
- 140£193.7bn
- 92£7.2bn
- 47£31.4bn
- 37£1.8bn
- 29£10.4bn
- 14£4.4m
- 14£901.2m
- 186£438.4m
- 60£8.2bn
- 4£3.5m
Finding public sector work shouldn't be hard
Make your next tender search effortless with Stotles. Set up alerts, find decision maker contacts and never miss a good-fit opportunity again.