Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Trafford Council
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road
Manchester
M320TH
procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
GM Interim Staffing Supply
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Interim staffing supply services.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
18
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2019/S 152-374956
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
The original contract was awarded as a call-off
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
12 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Reed Talent Solutions
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £160,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Interim staffing supply services across 20 Councils and public sector organisations across the UK.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
18
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£160,000,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Reed Talent Solutions
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
This modification has been generated to cover GM Interim Staffing Supply for 18 months to July 2027. To be provisioned under Regulation 72(1)(b) of PCR 2015. The overall nature of the contract does not change, and the extension is required to enable a new operating model to be designed, and developed prior to contract expiry in July 2027.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Switching supplier at this stage would impact service delivery, and transition would be technically difficult, time-consuming and costly.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £401,000,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £561,000,000