Framework for the provison of Temporary & Interim Staff Services

Buyer
Scottish Government
Value
£450,000,000
Closes
7 December 2026
Where
Glasgow, Scotland
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The Scottish Government is recruiting a team of staffing agencies to supply temporary and interim workers to public sector organisations across Scotland for up to 4 years. This is a large framework split into 4 lots: interim IT staff, interim professional staff, and temporary administrative/catering/manual workers for the North and South regions.

What the buyer wants

• Supply vetted temporary and interim staff (IT professionals, general professionals, administrative workers, catering staff, and manual labourers) to Scottish public sector bodies on an as-needed basis • Operate across defined geographic regions (National for IT and Professional; North and South regions for Administrative/Catering/Manual) • Manage recruitment, vetting, payroll, and compliance for all supplied workers throughout the 4-year contract period

Lots

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is for large staffing agencies only, not individual tradespeople or small local businesses; you must have the infrastructure to recruit, vet, and manage workers across regions for an extended period, plus compliance with public sector procurement standards.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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