C0134 Central Recruitment Contract
The National Lottery Community FundEstimated Value
£800,000 – £0
Deadline
18 May 2026
Published
12 June 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Estimated value
- From £800,000
- Closing date
- 18 May 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 12 June 2026
- Location
- England
- Type
- Services
- CPV code
- 79600000 Recruitment services
- Contract ends
- 31 May 2027 (expect a re-tender before then)
- Likely incumbent
- Morgan Hunt, current contract ends May 2028
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
Overview
To support efficiency across the Fund, the Procurement Team is proposing central contracts where there is a correlation in services and where value for money can be achieved. The central contracts will provide: • Compliant routes to market reducing the risk of challenge • Ensure that better rates are provided for by the Supplier including possible rebates should the value through the contract reach a certain amount • Compliance with HR requirements • Reduction in the time to market for the procurement of central contract services • Back-office efficiencies Direct award from ESPO 3S-22 Strategic HR Services Framework.
Total Contract term: 12 months + 12 months + 12 months. Total Contract Value: up to and not exceeding 1,000,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT).
Initial 12-month Term Value: 800,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT). Optional 12-month Extension 1 Value: 100,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT). Optional 12-month Extension 2 Value: 100,000.00 GBP (excluding VAT).
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Award Details
Starfish Search Limited
£800,000
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Morgan Hunt
1 contract wonlatest 13 May 2026ends 16 May 2028£500,000
total awarded
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The National Lottery Community FundKey Dates
Published
12 June 2026
Submission deadline
18 May 2026
Renewal expected80% confident
June 2027
Predicted using explicit duration found in the tender description (12 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
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