Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Apple Recruitment Services SME, CPL Resources Public Limited Company, Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd. SME, Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd SME, The UK Recruitment Co Ltd, MCS Personnel Limited SME, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, Anderson Spratt Group Ltd SME
- Value
- £45,000,000 across 9 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Placement services of personnel (CPV 79610000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 052335-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Aug 2025
- Published29 Aug 2025Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has a requirement for a multi-supplier framework for the provision of skilled workers across a variety of specialisms using temporary agency workers, fixed term and permanent placement and executive search. There is also a requirement to appoint and advertising agency to advertise AFBI’s recruitment competitions. This framework will provide the following services:- 1. Provision of temporary workers 2. Recruitment for fixed term workers 3. Recruitment of permanent workers 4. Provision of an executive search service 5. Provision of a recruitment advertising service
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 1- Health and Safety, Waste Management and Estates Management | Apple Recruitment Services SME, CPL Resources Public Limited Company, Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd. SME | £1.6m |
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 2- Scientific | Apple Recruitment Services SME, CPL Resources Public Limited Company, Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd. SME | £22m |
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 3- Information Technology | Apple Recruitment Services SME, CPL Resources Public Limited Company, Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd. SME | £4m |
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 4- Business Support | Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd SME, Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd. SME, The UK Recruitment Co Ltd | £4.81m |
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 5- People and Culture and Legal services | Apple Recruitment Services SME, MCS Personnel Limited SME, Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd. SME | £1.6m |
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 6- Financial Administrators and Qualified Accountants | Apple Recruitment Services SME, CPL Resources Public Limited Company, Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd. SME | £4m |
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 7- Industrial staff | CPL Resources Public Limited Company, Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd. SME, The UK Recruitment Co Ltd | £2m |
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 8- Executive Search | Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited | £2.7m |
| ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services: Lot 9- Recruitment Advertising | Anderson Spratt Group Ltd SME | £2.25m |
About the suppliers
Apple Recruitment Services: every public contract they have won.
CPL Resources Public Limited Company: every public contract they have won.
Staffline Recruitment NI Ltd.: every public contract they have won.
Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd: every public contract they have won.
The UK Recruitment Co Ltd: every public contract they have won.
MCS Personnel Limited: every public contract they have won.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00975677).
Anderson Spratt Group Ltd: every public contract they have won.