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Senior Technical Architect — CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE | UKGovscan
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AWARDEDProcurement notice · CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCERef ocds-h6vhtk-032ee7
Senior Technical Architect
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Awarded (1 of 2 suppliers disclosed)
£694,142
Hays Specialist Recruitment £694,142
Published Estimate
£2,500,000,000
Suppliers
2
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Professional Services to assist development resource shortfall within DDaT against time dependant contracted projects. <br/><br/>Procured via the DEFRA Digital Data Technology and Security via "Supply of IT Resources to the DEFRA group" Contract
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~£215,000,000
estimated from lot values
1 lot
Admin & Clerical
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Supplier details as published
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Address
2 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH, United Kingdom
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Address
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PP, United Kingdom
Taken from this notice, not from Companies House. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.
Lots
This procurement was divided into 7 lots, each awarded separately. 321 bids were received in total.
Lots
7
Initial Term Value
£2,500,694,142
Value with Extensions
£6,100,000,000
Bids Received
321
Bids per Lot
1–318
Limited competition: at least one lot received only a single bid.
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
Admin & Clerical
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£215,000,000
£2,500,694,142 initial term
1
single bid — no competition
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Hays Specialist Recruitment
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
active
Lot 2
Corporate Functions
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£955,000,000
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cancelled
Lot 3
IT Professionals
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£615,000,000
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-
cancelled
Lot 4
Legal
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£45,000,000
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-
cancelled
Lot 5
Scientific, Technical & Clinical Coding
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£15,000,000
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-
cancelled
Lot 6
Estates, Facilities Management & Ancillary Staff
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£255,000,000
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cancelled
Lot 7
MSP: Master/Neutral Vendor
1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)
£4,000,000,000
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cancelled
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Key Dates
Published
8 June 2026
Tender Open
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Tender Deadline
21 November 2022
Award Date
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Contract Signed
25 April 2023
Contract Start
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Contract End
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Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
II.2.6) Estimated value - Lot 7 (II.2) Description): Value excluding VAT (for framework agreements or dynamic purchasing systems – estimated total maximum value for the entire duration of this lot):
4000000000 → Value excluding VAT (for framework agreements or dynamic purchasing systems – estimated total maximum value for the entire duration of this lot):
400000000
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate (IV.2) Administrative): 21 November 2022 → 25 November 2022
Amendment 2
Lot 7 weightings - 20% quality and 80% price (II.2.5) Award criter): Lot 7 weightings - 20% quality and 80% price → Lot 7 weightings - 60% quality and 40% price
Procurement Details
Method
Selective — suppliers are shortlisted first
Method Details
Restricted procedure
Route to market
Framework set up
Main category
Services
Category
Recruitment services
Delivery location
UK, UKL22
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
CAV-DCO-(25-26) 147
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
72220000 – Systems and technical consultancy services; 79600000 – Recruitment services; 79610000 – Placement services of personnel; 79612000 – Placement services of office-support personnel; 79621000 – Supply services of office personnel; 79623000 – Supply services of commercial or industrial workers; 79630000 – Personnel services except placement and supply services