Contract award · 2 Aug 2026

Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR 4) via ESPO framework

London Borough of Hounslow awarded “Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR 4) via ESPO framework” to Adecco UK Limited for £40m on 2 Aug 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionBusiness servicesNorth East

Value £40m

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
London Borough of Hounslow · Regional or local authority
Value
£40,000,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date2 Aug 2026
  2. Published7 Sep 2026Published 36 days after the contract date

Description

Award under ESPO Framework following a further competition by the London Collaboration.

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