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Awarded · ResultStage · award

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services

Business ServicesCPV 79600000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published16 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
1ST EXECUTIVE LIMITED (04642279) + 150 more

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Corporate Solutions Procurement Team
tenders@espo.org

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

ESPO framework that offers a range of strategic HR services relevant in the public sector, including; executive and managerial interim recruitment, executive and managerial permanent recruitment, multi role temporary recruitment, multi role permanent recruitment, assessment & testing services, outplacement & career transition services, professional coaching, HR business process outsourcing and 'Recruit - Train - Deploy models'.

The Framework is divided into 8 lots (with lots 1, 2, 7 and 8 also being sub-divided into further sub-lots): Lot 1.

Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment • 1a.

Admin, HR & Business Support • 1b.

Blue Light & Emergency Services • 1c.

Commercial (Finance, Procurement and Legal) • 1d.

Education • 1e.

Health & Social Care • 1f.

IT, Digital, Media & Marketing Lot 2.

Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment • 2a.

Admin, HR & Business Support • 2b.

Blue Light & Emergency Services • 2c.

Commercial (Finance, Procurement and Legal) • 2d.

Education • 2e.

Health & Social Care • 2f.

IT, Digital, Media & Marketing Lot 3.

Temporary Recruitment (sub £45k) Lot 4.

Permanent Recruitment (sub £45k) Lot 5.

Assessment and Testing Services Lot 6.

Outplacement and Career Transition Services Lot 7.

HR Business Process Outsourcing • 7a.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing • 7b.

Applicant Management • 7c.

Onboarding • 7d.

HR Administration • 7e.

Payroll Management • 7f.

Employment screening and background checks • 7g.

HR Consultancy • 7h.

Statement of Works Lot 8.

Future workforce • 8a.

Workforce Planning and Demand Management • 8b.

Recruit - Train - Deploy (RTD) • 8c.

Professional and Career Coaching Services • 8d.

Professional and Career Skills development For any additional details please also refer to https://www.espo.org/strategic-hr-and-recruitment-services-3s-26.html

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Admin, HR & Business Support

Admin, HR & Business Support.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

ESPO / YPO / NEPOFrameworks & routes to market
ESPO framework that offers a range of strategic HR services relevant in the public sector, including;

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0505ab
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
067451-2026
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