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Permanent Recruitment Advertising Services for the Defra group
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Permanent Recruitment Advertising Services for the Defra group". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BT PLCTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 157 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| BT PLC | 1 win | £113,044 |
| University of Reading | 1 win | £28,013 |
| Hazel Bees Consulting Ltd | 1 win | £21,000 |
| Pack IDS Ltd | 1 win | £10,500 |
| Spacehive | 1 win | £1 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST | Last source update5 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ae63 | ||
What is being bought
The contract covers Permanent Recruitment Campaigns for Defra group. The service includes:
Campaign Attraction
• Provide day to day recruitment advertising solutions for Defra Strategic Resourcing across Defra group, using market intelligence to support solutions and media recommendations for the best candidate engagement ensuring value for money.
• Ensure Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are considered within every aspect of attraction and advertising, offering expert advice on advert content and where to place advertisements to increase diversity of candidate pool and support social mobility.
Brand Development & Candidate Experience
• Provide clear guidance on the most up-to-date methods of attraction & advertisement including how candidates apply, where they are looking and the best way to engage with passive candidates for agreed market sectors.
• Create landing page options including layout and copy, incorporate approved media for recruitment campaigns worked through and agreed with the business or Strategic Resourcing lead.
Management Information
Service provider will provide a detailed breakdown of activity for each recruitment campaign service provider has managed. To include as a minimum:
i. Detail of financial spend including savings procured on behalf of the client. This will be achieved by establishing a Defra finance compliant invoicing and charging service, which aligns to our finance system.
ii. Media usage and performance of media e.g., click per view, geographical & diversity statistics.
iii. Average cost per hire (metric and calculation to be agreed with supplier)
iv. Recommendations for future campaigns
Creative solutions are provided to support wider initiatives to increasing representation and government initiatives, such as Levelling Up and wider Civil Service Reform.
Contract also provided for Sift and Assessment Services which requires TMP (PeopleScout) to undertake these activities in line with the agreed practices in place for Civil Service, NE and EA.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
5 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST - Official notice release published
5 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST - Buyer information updated
5 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
5 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST - Award pending
Not published · £4,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards PEOPLESCOUT LIMITED a TMP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Company (05648042) £4,500,000 · Not published · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGXAward and contract changes
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleDirect award required to carry on service. |