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    ContractsSoftware Tester Position (Temporary Staffing)
    Awarded contract

    Software Tester Position (Temporary Staffing)

    Awarded
    £669.3k
    Published 20 Aug 2026

    Award notice for a temporary Software Tester position with UK Research and Innovation, procured via Crown Commercial Services Framework with contract extensions running through March 2027.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 20 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £669.3k
    Published 20 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £669,297
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      11 Nov 2021
      4 years ago
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    2 suppliers
    • SP
      STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLP
    Lead contractor
  1. BS
    BERKELEY SQUARE LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  2. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    20 Aug 2026Today11 Nov 2021

    Brief

    This is an award notice for an existing contract, not a new call for competition. UK Research and Innovation has engaged a Software Tester through the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6160 (Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed-Term Staff). The contract provides temporary staffing services and has been extended through multiple variations. Contract timeline: Original contract ran from 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022, with six subsequent variations extending the engagement through 31 March 2027. The current active period is 30 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. This notice documents an existing award and contract extensions rather than an open procurement opportunity.

    Track record

    135 awards · 39 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, UK Shared Business Services Ltd has awarded 135 contracts to 39 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED29× · 21%
    2. Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd21× · 16%
    3. BERKELEY SQUARE IT LTD8× · 6%
    4. SANDERSON GOVERNMENT AND DEFENCE6× · 4%
    5. Synapri Limited6× · 4%
    6. L.A. INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LIMITED5× · 4%

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    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL, KPMG LLP — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    a5e26e7d-79e4-437d-8c88-e5724da75f25-911481

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    Sector
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