RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

653F_27 Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR5)

Business ServicesCPV 79600000
Value£3.3bn framework ceiling
Deadline
Published28 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide

Framework ceiling £3,333,333,333 — the most the agreement may spend across all suppliers and call-offs, not a contract value

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

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

When this comes round again

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO publishes Business Services work continuously — 5 notices, roughly one every 18 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

81% of Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

ESPO have been conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a national framework for the appointment of a Managed Service Provider to manage a supply chain of agencies to fulfil a customer's staffing needs.

Services available include Neutral/Master Vendor, Vendor Management System (VMS), Talent Pool Technology and Statement of Works (Project Delivery).

Please note this is not a call for competition, the tender documentation is not yet available.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

ESPO have been conducting preliminary market engagement

ESPO have been conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a national framework for the appointment of a Managed Service Provider to manage a supply chain of agencies to fulfil a customer's staffing needs.

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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 have been conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a national framework for the appointment of a Managed Service Provider to manage a supply chain of agencies to fulfil a customer's staffing needs.

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0682a3
Stage
planning · planned
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
082070-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

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