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Published 29 Sept 2026, 12:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HSCCA Recruitment — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£252,764published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Search and selection supplier for the rapid recruitment of the initial wave of 25-40 roles (permanent and fixed term) into Hampshire and the Solent Combined County

Authority (HSCCA).

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Search and selection supplier for the rapid recruitment of the initial wave of 25-40 roles (permanent and fixed term) into Hampshire and the Solent Combined CountyAwarded
Search and selection supplier for the rapid recruitment of the initial wave of 25-40 roles (permanent and fixed term) into Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority (HSCCA).
Delivery: UK
Extensions
12 month extension option

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2026, 12:51 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 12:51 BST
Authority reference
SCC-2026-0075
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c66
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
The contract was awarded following a further competition conducted under ESPO Framework Agreement 3S-22 Strategic HR Services. The framework agreement was established following a compliant procurement procedure and the contract was awarded in accordance with the framework agreement call-off provisions. A separate contract notice was not required because the procurement was undertaken through an existing framework agreement.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £252,7641 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 19
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
19bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO147LY

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and Wales LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.