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# MBC Recruitment Advertising

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mbc-recruitment-advertising-ocds-h6vhtk-047df9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Maidstone Borough Council: "MBC Recruitment Advertising". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Maidstone Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maidstone-borough-council-ons-e07000110)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 September 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ45
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £180,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047df9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mbc-recruitment-advertising-ocds-h6vhtk-047df9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mbc-recruitment-advertising-ocds-h6vhtk-047df9#participate

## Description
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to procure recruitment advertising services for both MBC and Swale Borough Council (SBC).
Maidstone Borough Council’s district covers an area of 155 square miles lying between the North Downs and the High Weald in the middle of the County of Kent. Maidstone is the County Town and is surrounded by numerous villages of varying sizes. The heart of the district lies mid-way between the Channel Ports and London and is traversed by the M20 motorway. The Borough has a population of approximately 170,000.
We want Maidstone Borough to be a vibrant, prosperous 21st century urban and rural
community at the heart of Kent, where its distinctive character is enhanced to create a safe,
healthy, excellent environment with high quality education and employment where all people
can realise their aspirations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to procure recruitment advertising services for both MBC and Swale Borough Council (SBC).
Maidstone Borough Council’s district covers an area of 155 square miles lying between the North Downs and the High We...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2024 to 31/10/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** MBC Recruitment Advertising (active)
  - Award id: `031906-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **WR Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134820`
  - Value: £180,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** MBC Recruitment Advertising (active)
  - Signed Value: £180,000
  - Signed Date: 03/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031906-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-04T13:13:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:14:31.407Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047df9