Tender: Recruitment Agency Framework for Hertfordshire County Council and Participating Local Authorities

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Hertfordshire County Council is seeking suppliers to establish a new Recruitment Agency Framework to enable managers to source agency workers in a compliant and efficient manner. The Framework Agreement will be awarded and administered by Hertfordshire County Council on its own behalf and will include Participating Bodies: Broxbourne Borough Council, Dacorum Borough Council, East Herts Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, St Albans City and District Council, Stevenage Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council, Watford Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Job types are split into Lots with roles and requirements set out in Annexes 1 to 8 of the Specification; supplier limits per Lot are specified (Lot 1 Professional and Technical: 2 agencies per job type; Lot 2 Industrial: up to a maximum of 10 agencies; Lot 3 Social Care (Adults): 3 agencies; Lot 4 Qualified/Registered Social Care: 3 agencies; Lot 5 Educational Psychology Services: unlimited; Lot 6 SEND: 3 agencies; Lot 7 District & Borough Council job types: 2 agencies per job family). This is an open procurement: organisations are invited to express an interest and opt in to access full procurement documents, and to be considered must submit a Tender by 12 noon on 20 November 2026. Tenderers should note the Framework will be executed as a deed, requirements are subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands, and the Council may cease the procurement or award only part of the opportunity.