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City of Bristol College

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: City of Bristol College

Buyer Address: St Georges Road, Bristol, UK, BS1 5UA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: alastair.jack@cityofbristol.ac.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1173125182

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
2200000.0 GBP
Published
01 Oct 2025, 12:06
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79600000 - Recruitment services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED, Henry Blue
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Provision of agencies to provide staff as required for covering vacancies, sickness or as ‘temp to perm’ staff as further described in the Scope and Requirements.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: There are generally two types of agency required by the College. The first is for vacancy cover when either we are unable to recruit to the post or when awaiting a new starter to begin when the previous post holder has left. The second is sickness cover where classes are unable to be merged and would be cancelled without the cover. There is then the occasional need and option for a ‘temp to perm’ option with recruited staff and we will be looking to agree a sliding scale of rates with successful agencies. Finally, we have a lot of part time roles and need to understand the pricing structure if we offer a part time post on varying FTE’s, so advice and knowledge from an agency is needed. We intend to operate a ‘framework’ of suppliers, with a single ‘Tier 1’ agency having the first refusal at filling posts, and up to 3 agencies at ‘Tier 2’ who would be offered roles which the Tier 1 agency cannot fill. This framework structure would be managed by the College HR team. There could be

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 24 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Cost

Contracts

Contract Title: Agencies

Awards

Award Title: Agencies

Raw Notice JSON

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