Open23 days left · closes midday, Monday 7 December 2026

Framework for the provison of Temporary & Interim Staff Services

Scottish Government · Central government

In brief

Scottish Government is looking for suppliers for recruitment and IT and software work (Scotland).

It is a framework worth up to £450,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Bids close at midday, Monday 7 December 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by: midday, Monday 7 December 2026

How bids are scored

Quality Criterion 60% · Price 40%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 45 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £450,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Scottish Procurement is seeking to procure the fifth generation of the Temporary and Interim Staff Services Framework. This is a single, multi-lot, multi-supplier Framework, accessible to public sector organisations across Scotland, and will operate for up to a maximum 4 years (48 months). This will include Interim IT Staff Services (National), Interim Professional Staff Services (National), Temporary Administrative, Catering and Manual Staff Services (South Region) and Temporary Admininistrative, Catering and Manual Staff Services (North Region).

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 23 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £450,000,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in Scotland?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Is one of the 4 lots a good fit?You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for the others.
Can you meet what the notice mentions: Framework agreement?The tender documents will say exactly what is required.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Monday 7 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Interim Professional Staff Services - National What this lot covers The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring requirements on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. The current suite of Temporary and Interim Staff Services Frameworks are due to expire on 12 April 2027. The new Framework will be a single, multi-lot, multi-supplier Framework, operating for up to a maximum of 4 years (48 months). This lot will cover the provision of Interim Professional Staff Services.	IT services and software, Recruitment and staffing	£124,000,000
Interim IT Staff Services - National What this lot covers The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring requirements on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. The current suite of Temporary and Interim Staff Services Frameworks are due to expire on 12 April 2027. The new Framework will be a single, multi-lot, multi-supplier Framework operating for up to a maximum of 4 years (48 months). This lot will cover the provision of Interim IT Staff Services.	Recruitment and staffing	£200,000,000
Temporary Administrative, Catering and Manual Staff Services (South Region) What this lot covers The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring requirements on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. The current suite of Temporary and Interim Staff Services Frameworks are due to expire on 12 April 2027. The new Framework will be a single, multi-lot, multi-supplier Framework operating for up to a maximum of 4 years (48 months). This lot will cover the provision of Administrative, Catering and Manual Staff Services (South Region).	Recruitment and staffing	£110,000,000
Temporary Administrative, Catering and Manual Staff Services (North Region) What this lot covers The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring requirements on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. The current suite of Temporary and Interim Staff Services Frameworks are due to expire on 12 April 2027. The new Framework will be a single, multi-lot, multi-supplier Framework operating for up to a maximum 4 years (48 months). This lot is for the provision of Administrative, Catering and Manual Staff Services (North Region).	Recruitment and staffing	£16,000,000

Timeline

16 February 2026Prior information notice · notice 014007-2026
16 October 2026Contract notice · notice 097722-2026
11 November 2026Contract notice (update) · notice 107184-2026

Last time this was bought

Temporary Crewing Framework

Won by: Cammach Bryant, Intermarine UK Limited
Awarded: 8 October 2025
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Bids: 3

Matched on Scottish Government, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Scottish GovernmentLast 12 months

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From notice 014007-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 February 2026, last updated 11 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 11 November 2026.