Invitation to Join a DPS of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for PSL Status for Halton Borough Council – Y25002
Framework Description
Y25002 is a dynamic purchasing system run by Connect2Halton, a partnership between Halton Borough Council and Kent Commercial Services Limited (CSKL), owned by Kent County Council. It creates a preferred supplier list of temporary, contractor and interim recruitment agencies for the council's recruitment managed service. It is live and open to new agencies until 30 August 2030.
Context & Use Case
Connect2Halton uses the DPS to fill Halton Borough Council's temporary, contractor and interim roles, often at short notice. The service can be extended to schools maintained by the council and to academy and multi-academy trusts. Agencies on the preferred supplier list receive vacancies through the managed service and compete to supply candidates.
Scope of Services
Temporary agency workers Contractor placements for project-based roles Interim managers Staffing for maintained schools and academy trusts, where extended
Lots
See framework link
Who Can Apply
Suits recruitment agencies supplying temporary, contract and interim workers, especially those with local government or education candidate pools. As a live DPS, it is open to applications now, and agencies can join at any point until 30 August 2030.
Buyer Benefits
The council gets a vetted pool of agencies through one managed service, with consistent terms, rates and compliance checks. It values agencies that fill roles quickly with suitably vetted candidates, keep pay rates transparent and handle safeguarding checks properly for school roles.
Next Steps
Apply through the Find a Tender notice for Y25002 and the portal named there. Prepare evidence of compliance processes, such as right-to-work, DBS and reference checks, plus your rates, candidate pools and local government or education placement record. Once on the preferred supplier list, respond quickly to vacancies released through Connect2Halton.
How Athena Can Help
As an open DPS, Y25002 is a quick win for the right agency. Athena's DPS registration help can complete the application, gather compliance policies and certificates, and check everything before submission.
Our bid writers for recruitment agencies can strengthen your candidate supply and compliance answers, and our bidding advice for councils helps you price competitively and clearly for council and school roles while protecting your margin on every placement you make.
