Official UK procurement notice
Direct Award - Recruitment Process Design Sprint
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a facilitated recruitment process design sprint to review current processes and deliver evidence-based recommendations for an improved future operating model.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 15:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 15:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019078- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06613cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The contract is being awarded via the CCS G-Cloud 14 framework, Lot 3, which permits direct awards where only one supplier meets the specified requirements.
Lewisham Council required external facilitation support to deliver a Recruitment Process Design Sprint. This included a fast-paced, structured approach to review the recruitment service and provide evidence-based recommendations.
A search of the G-Cloud 14 framework using relevant criteria-"design," "sprints," "agile," "workshop," "users," "staff," and "impact"-identified only Basis Limited as capable of meeting the full scope and methodology required.
The direct award ensures delivery of the sprint within a compressed timeline of one month, addressing urgent service inefficiencies and minimizing recruitment delays, which have ongoing operational and financial impacts.
Using an alternative competitive procurement would extend timelines, incur additional costs, and delay the implementation of improvements, undermining the Council's Corporate Workforce Transformation programme.
Legal compliance is ensured under Contract Procedure Rules, as the award falls within the permitted circumstance of using a framework agreement with only one supplier meeting the requirements, and value for money has been demonstrated.
The Director of Strategy, Transformation, Equalities and Performance has authority to approve this direct award, with the Finance Business Partner confirming budget availability.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basis Limited | £18,525 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019078-2026-1 · Basis Limited
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2026
- Value
- £18,525
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Basis LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.