ESPO are establishing a national 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:
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
Please refer to the tender documents for further details – the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:00 (12 noon) on 24 November 2025.
To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed):
(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity ‘3S_26’ (via “View Opportunities” from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen).
Any questions or clarifications relating to this tender opportunity should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal, once an Expression of interest has been completed.