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Provision of specialist recruitment services

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: South Holland District Council: "Provision of specialist recruitment services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySouth Holland District CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: South Holland District Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for South Holland District Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
FOCUS CONSULTANTS 2010 LLPTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 23 active published awards; 1 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. Published-to-award variance 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
FOCUS CONSULTANTS 2010 LLP1 win£147,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouth Holland District Council
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
Published17 Jun 2026, 16:30 BST
Last source update17 Jun 2026, 16:30 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a2a3
What is being bought
The Council has awarded a contract for the continued provision of specialist recruitment services to Marks Consulting Partners Limited via direct award, in accordance with Section 44 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 26 of the Procurement Regulations 2024. The award is justified under Schedule 5 (technical reasons), to retain the existing consultant and ensure continuity of service. The consultant holds specialist knowledge of current roles, candidate pipelines, and compliance requirements, and their replacement would result in duplication of work, delay, and operational inefficiencies.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    17 Jun 2026, 16:30 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    26 May 2026, 09:20 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    26 May 2026, 09:20 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    26 May 2026, 09:20 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Jun 2026, 16:30 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £336,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £0
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MARKS CONSULTING PARTNERS LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
MARKS CONSULTING PARTNERS LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£336,000 · signed 1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST — 21 May 2027, 23:59 BST
Contract
£0 · signed 1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST — 21 May 2027, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

South Holland District Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLGG-6171-RCMJ
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  • PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTD
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    procuringEntity

    GB-COH: 07289357 · GB-PPON: PHBH-6448-LMYZ
    2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, UKD34, M3 5GS, GB
    procurement@pspsl.co.uk

  • South Holland District Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PLGG-6171-RCMJ
    Council Offices, Priory Road, Spalding, UKF30, PE11 2XE, GB
    procurement@pspsl.co.uk

  • MARKS CONSULTING PARTNERS LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 09566953 · GB-PPON: PMXJ-7418-QDQG
    The Barn, Bushey, UKH23, WD23 3EL, GB
    toby@markscp.co.uk
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied

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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis Transparency Notice is issued in accordance with Section 44 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 26 of the Procurement Regulations 2024, which require publication of a transparency notice prior to making a direct award. The Council intends to enter into a direct award for the continued provision of specialist recruitment services with Marks Consulting Partners Limited, retaining the same consultant currently engaged on assignment The direct award is made under the permitted justification in Schedule 5 (technical reasons), as the continuation of the existing consultant is necessary to maintain service continuity and avoid disruption to the current recruitment programme. The consultant has specialist knowledge of the roles, candidate pipeline and compliance requirements, and replacing them at this stage would result in significant duplication of work, delay and inefficiency. The proposed direct award will extend the current arrangement for a further 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months to ensure continuity of service and allow the Council time to plan and implement any future procurement strategy in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 This notice relates to a single contract award only. The requirement to input a second contract is a system limitation within Find a Tender, and no additional contract has been awarded as part of this procurement.