Contract awardedRecruitment managed service

Strategic Recruitment Partner - AWARD

The contract involves acting as a master vendor partner to provide strategic and operational recruitment support. The scope covers the full lifecycle of appointment for both permanent and temporary roles across all levels of the authority's staffing needs, ensuring a proactive approach to talent acquisition and workforce management.

Awarded value
£5m
As published
Published
14 February 2025
Awarded
7 February 2025
Opus People Solutions
Contract length
60 months
Ends 1 January 2030

What the contract covers

Master vendor provider arrangement

Provision of master vendor recruitment services for the end-to-end management of permanent and temporary staffing requirements across diverse council service areas.

  • Provide strategic and operational support in the appointment of permanent and temporary roles across a variety of services and levels

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Master vendor provider arrangement
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
60 months
Contract dates
2 January 2025 to 1 January 2030
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
79000000, 79600000

Services in this contract

Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Contract awardedto Opus People Solutions
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
The buyer

East Suffolk Council

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The supplier

Opus People Solutions

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/317997/strategic-recruitment-partner-award
Buyer reference
IT-501-686-2233-PPT-O - AWARD
Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ff87d6be-242c-4010-908b-af7b2e8a59a4
Last checked
5 November 2026

East Suffolk Council. Strategic Recruitment Partner - AWARD. Contract award, 14 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/317997/strategic-recruitment-partner-award (accessed 5 November 2026).