Direct Award for Temporary Agency Staff

North Somerset Council
Open procedure
2 November 2025 to 1 November 2029

Provision of a neutral vendor managed service for the recruitment and supply of temporary agency staff. The service involves acting as the primary interface for managing agency worker requirements, streamlining procurement processes, and ensuring compliance across various council departments through a centralised vendor management model.

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Awarded value: £16m; As published
Published: 23 September 2025
Awarded: 23 September 2025; Comensura
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 1 November 2029

What the contract covers

Service contract using a neutral vendor model

Provision of managed service neutral vendor solutions for the supply of temporary agency workers across diverse public sector service areas.

Supply of Temporary Agency Workers via a neutral vendor model

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract using a neutral vendor model
Procedure: Open procedure
Contract dates: 2 November 2025 to 1 November 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 98510000

Services in this contract

Neutral vendor managed service for temporary staffMain service£4m typicalTemporary agency workers supplied through a neutral vendor model

Lifecycle

Published
23 September 2025
Contract awardedto Comensura
23 September 2025
Contract starts
2 November 2025
Contract ends
1 November 2029

The buyer

North Somerset Council

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The supplier

Comensura

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1055742/direct-award-for-temporary-agency-staff
Buyer reference: DN784833
Last checked: 5 November 2026

North Somerset Council. Direct Award for Temporary Agency Staff. Contract award, 23 September 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1055742/direct-award-for-temporary-agency-staff (accessed 5 November 2026).