Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Sussex(the) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Adecco UK Limited
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 043121-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2025
- Published25 Jul 2025Published 54 days after the contract date
Description
This procurement relates to the provision of services. The scope of the requirement involves a single point of award (Managed Service provider) for casual and temporary workers with the option throughout the life of the contract to explore other recruitment related services which aligns with the University's objectives under its procurement strategy and the Framework (ESPO MSTAR4 Lot 1b). Awarded via Mini Competition
About the supplier
Adecco UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00593232).