Hays has been appointed to the Strategic HR Services framework for the ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation), one of the UK's largest public services professional buying organisations. 

The ESPO Strategic HR Services framework is an agreement through which customers; within local and central government, arm’s length bodies, education establishments, housing associations, emergency services, the NHS, and not-for-profit organisations, can solve all their resourcing challenges; whether looking for support in recruiting, managing or transiting a single individual to thousands of staff.

The framework enables all parts of the sector to engage Hays across the full end-to-end spectrum of Hays’ service offerings in an easy to engage mechanism that can be aligned to the specific needs of each customer. With many organisations looking to engage HR and recruitment partners quickly, whilst still fully compliant with EU procurement regulations, the ESPO Strategic HR Services framework removes unnecessary procurement costs and enables same-day service engagement.

Hays already provides over 1,500 public services organisations with a wide range of solutions including; temporary and permanent recruitment, recruitment outsourcing, managed service programmes, executive search and interim management, assessment and selection services, e-recruitment platforms and digital solutions, and career transition and outplacement services across the UK.

David Saunders, Director of Hays Public Services, commented: “At a time of significant change in the way public services are delivered, this new framework will enable our existing and new customers to rapidly engage the talent they require through recruitment solutions tailored to their own operational needs. Delivery will span across our entire business, so the framework is a key strategic win for us.”