Recruitment Framework

Overview

Lots (16)

• Admin/Clerical

  This lot is designed to cover office-based support staff and clerical style support roles such as librarians, data entry, invigilation staff, and summer admissions vacancies. Examples of types of role are listed below, please note this is not exhaustive: - Team administrator - Admin officer or assistant - Receptionist - PA - Secretary - Business support manager - Data entry clerk - Filing clerk - Call handler - Call centre/customer service operative/advisor - Executive assistant - Administration manager - Librarian staff - Invigilation staff

• Corporate & Professional

  This lot is sub-divided into the following categories: Lot 2a - HR This lot is designed to cover a wide range of more senior/specialist staff across HR. Examples of types of role are listed below, please note this is not exhaustive: - People Advisor - People Business Partner - Talent Acquisition - Learning and development Manager - Organisational Development Business Partners Lot 2b - Finance and Procurement This lot is designed to cover a wide range of specialist staff across the Finance and Procurement functions. Examples of types of role are listed below, please note this is not exhaustive: - Procurement/purchasing officer - Procurement/purchasing manager - Category manager - Accountant - Payroll manager - Finance Business Partner Lot 2c - Estates and Facilities This lot is designed to cover a wide range of more specialist staff across the Estates and Facilities functions. Example roles include but are not limited to: - Project manager - Programme manager - Estates manager - Compliance Manager - Facilities manager - Surveyor - Domestic assistant/cleaner - Porter Lot 2d - Marketing and Communications This lot is designed to cover a wide range of more senior/specialist staff within Marketing and Communications. Example roles include but are not limited to: - Marketing manager - Communications manager - Social media specialist - Digital media specialist - Content manager

• IT

  This lot is sub-divided into: Lot 3a - temporary and permanent roles Lot 3b - contractor and as a service roles This lot covers the full range of IT, Cyber, data, digital, cloud and technical roles. It covers the full scope from IT helpdesk staff, right through to senior IT managers. Example areas for roles include but are not limited to: - Infrastructure Service Desk - Network - Media Services - Business Analysis - Project Management - Cyber-Security

• Academic

  This lot will provide roles for a wide range of academic, teaching and ancillary staff across the full range of academic departments within the University. It is expected that most roles in this lot will be for temporary, fixed term or permanent staff.

• Programme Management Office & Strategic Change

  This lot will provide roles in programme, project and change management for university wide projects. It is expected that assignments in this lot could fall within any of the role categories.

• Executive Search

  This lot seeks to appoint established executive search organisations to fill its most senior roles. These positions will be for heads of department, Directors, Deans and Executive roles. It is expected that these roles will be secured on a retainer basis and will, in most cases, be fixed term or permanent recruitments. There may also be the need for interim positions where longer term recruitments are anticipated.

• Admin and Clerical

  This lot is designed to cover office-based support staff and clerical style support roles such as librarians, data entry, invigilation staff and summer admissions vacancies.

  Won by Reed Specialist RecruitmentWon by Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedWon by Search Consultancy LtdWon by Michael Page International Recruitment Ltd

• HR

  This lot is designed to cover a wide range of more senior/specialist staff across HR.

  Won by Reed Specialist RecruitmentWon by Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedWon by Michael Page International Recruitment LtdWon by Tate Recruitment Limited

• Finance and Procurement

  This lot is designed to cover a wide range of specialist staff across the Finance and Procurement functions.

  Won by Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedWon by LA International Computer Consultants LimitedWon by Michael Page International Recruitment LtdWon by Search Consultancy Ltd

• Estates and Facilities

  This lot is designed to cover a wide range of more specialist staff across the Estates and Facilities functions.

  Won by Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedWon by Michael Page International Recruitment LtdWon by Sellick Partnership LimitedWon by Blue Arrow Ltd

• Marketing and Communications

  This lot is designed to cover a wide range of more senior/specialist staff within Marketing and Communications.

  Won by Michael Page International Recruitment LtdWon by Practicus Limited

• IT Temporary, Permanent and Fixed Term Roles

  This lot covers the full range of IT, cyber, data, digital, cloud and technical roles - temporary, permanent and fixed term positions.

  Won by Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedWon by Reed Specialist RecruitmentWon by Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd

• IT Contractor and as a Service Roles

  This lot covers the full range of IT roles, on a contractor/interim or as a service consultancy basis.

  Won by Certes IT Service Solutions LimitedWon by Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedWon by LA International Computer Consultants LimitedWon by Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd

• Academic

  This lot will provide roles for a wide range of academic, teaching and ancillary staff across the full range of academic departments within the University.

  Won by Reed Specialist RecruitmentWon by Meridian Business Support Ltd

• Programme Management Office and Strategic Change

  This lot will provide roles in programme, project and change management for University wide projects.

  Won by Pertemps Recruitment Partnership LtdWon by Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedWon by Certes IT Service Solutions LimitedWon by Michael Page International Recruitment LtdWon by LA International Computer Consultants Limited

• Executive Search

  This lot will provide for the most senior roles within the organisation, including Executive roles, Directors, Deans, Heads of Departments and non-executive lay members.

  Won by Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedWon by Veredus Executive LimitedWon by Perdiot Partners Limited

Award outcome

Awarded value

£36,000,000

Award date

28 July 2025

Contract period

— → 7 July 2029

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