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Published 23 Sept 2026, 14:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LinkedIn Recruitment Platform — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Ofsted (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Awarded value£53,280published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Access to the LinkedIn Recruitment Platform, which is an essential tool used by the HR team to support recruitment activities, including sourcing, identifying and engaging with potential candidates.

This contract was awarded via G-Cloud 14 Framework

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Access to the LinkedIn Recruitment Platform, which is an essential tool used by the HR team to support recruitment activities, including sourcing, identifying and engaging with...Awarded
Access to the LinkedIn Recruitment Platform, which is an essential tool used by the HR team to support recruitment activities, including sourcing, identifying and engaging with potential candidates. This contract was awarded via G-Cloud 14 Framework
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Extensions
Optional 1 year extension available

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
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 14:57 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 14:57 BST
Authority reference
CON 1680
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778c9
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
Section 41, Schedule 5 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS/EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS Due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £53,2801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ofsted

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester, North West, M12WD

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.