Managed Services Provider for Temporary Recruitment

University of Southampton
South East
Selective procedure
23 January 2025 to 30 April 2027

The managed service provider will oversee temporary recruitment, including agency staff, consultants, and interims. The scope involves managing a multi-tier agency supply chain, ensuring IR35 compliance, and streamlining order and invoicing processes. The service is expected to handle existing recruitment volumes with potential for growth based on student numbers.

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Awarded value: £17m; As published
Published: 27 January 2025
Awarded: 9 January 2025; Tate Recruitment
Contract length: 27 months; Ends 30 April 2027

What the contract covers

Managed service provider contract

Provision of a managed service provider for temporary recruitment, including IR35 compliance, agency staff sourcing, and consolidated invoicing processes.

Deliver IR35 compliance for the temporary recruitment managed service.
Enable one order process, one way of working and one invoicing procedure for temporary recruitment.
Provide or source temporary agency staff, consultants and interims through the stated first-, second- and third-tier agency arrangements.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Managed service provider contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 27 months
Contract dates: 23 January 2025 to 30 April 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79600000

Services in this contract

Master vendor managed service for temporary and permanent staffMain service£4.9m typicalTemporary recruitment MSP supplying first-tier agency staff directly

Lifecycle

Published
27 January 2025
Contract awardedto Tate Recruitment
9 January 2025
Contract starts
23 January 2025
Contract ends
30 April 2027

The buyer

University of Southampton

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The supplier

Tate Recruitment

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/36207/managed-services-provider-for-temporary-recruitment
Buyer reference: 2023UoS-1139
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-1d09634e-4e68-4f46-a83f-f7a30151dbc4
Last checked: 5 November 2026

University of Southampton. Managed Services Provider for Temporary Recruitment. Contract award, 27 January 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/36207/managed-services-provider-for-temporary-recruitment (accessed 5 November 2026).