Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority b- Interim Head of News

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£78,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Castlefield Recruitment Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Recruitment services for the position of Interim Head of News

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

79414000 Human resources management consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082466
Classification (CPV): Human resources management consultancy services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef33 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: This appointment was made using PSF Y25007 Framework - Direct award Call Off

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £78,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Castlefield Recruitment Limited	£78,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 082466-2026-1 · Castlefield Recruitment Limited
Signed
11 Aug 2026
Value
£78,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, North West, CH650BAContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Castlefield RecruitmentAwarded supplierGB-COH: PRCZ-3968-CRYY Leeds, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.