Contract award · 18 Sep 2025

Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 2 Temporary and Permanent Staff North East England

TUCO Ltd awarded “Provision of Temporary and…” to Arc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited, Axis Recruitment Ltd, Blue Arrow Ltd for £20m.

Business servicesNorth West

BuyerTUCO Ltd
Value across 8 lots £20m

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
TUCO Ltd · Body governed by public law
Value
£20,000,000 across 8 lots
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Sector
Business services · Staff development services (CPV 79633000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 Sep 2025
  2. Published29 Oct 2025Published 41 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of temporary and permanent staff. The purpose of this contract is for the provision of temporary and permanent staff to members and clients of TUCO (Universities, Colleges and the wider Public Sector) Additional information: Please refer to the documents TUCO Notes to Tenderers and Further Competition documents for further information and guidance on completing all parts of the restricted tender

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 2 Temporary and Permanent Staff North East EnglandArc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited SME, Axis Recruitment Ltd SME, Blue Arrow Ltd, Flair Events People Ltd SME, Gill Cooke Personnel t/a The Recruitment Group SME +10 more£2.5m
Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 3 Temporary and Permanent Staff North West EnglandArc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited SME, Axis Recruitment Ltd SME, Blue Arrow Ltd, Flair Events People Ltd SME, Gill Cooke Personnel t/a The Recruitment Group SME +10 more£2.5m
Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 1 Temporary and Permanent Staff MidlandsArc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited SME, Axis Recruitment Ltd SME, Back - 2 – Front t/a The Cherry Tree SME, Blue Arrow Ltd, Flair Events People Ltd SME +11 more£2.5m
Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 4 Temporary and Permanent Staff South East EnglandArc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited SME, Axis Recruitment Ltd SME, Blue Arrow Ltd, Flair Events People Ltd SME, Gill Cooke Personnel t/a The Recruitment Group SME +10 more£2.5m
Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 5 Temporary and Permanent Staff South West EnglandArc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited SME, Axis Recruitment Ltd SME, Back - 2 – Front t/a The Cherry Tree SME, Blue Arrow Ltd, Flair Events People Ltd SME +9 more£2.5m
Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 6 Temporary and Permanent Staff WalesArc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited SME, Axis Recruitment Ltd SME, Blue Arrow Ltd, Flair Events People Ltd SME, Interaction Recruitment PLC (Verve People) SME +5 more£2.5m
Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 7 Temporary and Permanent Staff ScotlandArc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited SME, Axis Recruitment Ltd SME, Blue Arrow Ltd, Flair Events People Ltd SME, Interaction Recruitment PLC (Verve People) SME +6 more£2.5m
Provision of Temporary and Permanent Staff TS25: 8 Temporary and Permanent Staff Northern IrelandArc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited SME, Axis Recruitment Ltd SME, Blue Arrow Ltd, MSSHOSP Ltd t/a Mint People SME, Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited£2.5m

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