Provision of Catering Agency Staff
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITYEstimated Value
£400,000 – £0
Deadline
31 March 2025
Published
26 June 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Estimated value
- From £400,000
- Closing date
- 31 March 2025 (closed)
- Published
- 26 June 2026
- Location
- England
- Type
- Services
- CPV code
- 79600000 Recruitment services
- Contract ends
- 30 June 2030 (expect a re-tender before then)
- Likely incumbent
- Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, current contract ends May 2030
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- Contracts Finder
Overview
The closing date stated in this notice is the closing date of the TUCO Framework Agreement, which was 31 March 2025. The supply of agency staffing in relation to catering roles, under Lot 1. Direct award to the top ranked supplier for Lot 1.
Lots (1)
- Lot 1Midlands
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Award Details
Blue Arrow Ltd
£400,000
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
1 contract wonlatest 31 Jul 2026ends 31 May 2030£2m
total awarded
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITYKey Dates
Published
26 June 2026
Submission deadline
31 March 2025
Renewal expected40% confident
June 2027
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
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