Managed Service Provider

St Albans City and District Council
South East
Selective procedure
23 September 2026 to 22 September 2029

Provision of a neutral-vendor managed service for temporary agency resources, coordinating the supply of workers through recruitment agencies to meet workforce requirements. The notice identifies a single managed-service provider but does not specify staffing volumes, job categories, service levels, or delivery locations.

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Awarded value: £2.6m; As published
Published: 13 October 2026
Awarded: 28 August 2026; Comensura
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 22 September 2029

What the contract covers

Call-off

Managed recruitment services coordinating temporary agency staffing through a neutral vendor model for public sector organisations.

Provide a managed service provider for delivery of temporary agency resources acting as a neutral vendor

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Call-off
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Contract dates: 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79600000

Services in this contract

Neutral vendor managed service for temporary staffMain service£4m typicalNeutral vendor managed service for temporary agency resources

Lifecycle

Published
13 October 2026
Contract awardedto Comensura
28 August 2026
Contract starts
23 September 2026
Contract ends
22 September 2029

The buyer

St Albans City and District Council

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The supplier

Comensura

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3881476/managed-service-provider
Buyer reference: 2601184
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-c739611f-22af-42ca-a673-cb39a6423a0b
Last checked: 5 November 2026

St Albans City and District Council. Managed Service Provider. Contract award, 13 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3881476/managed-service-provider (accessed 5 November 2026).