Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment Advertising and Related Services
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK43)
Awarded value£160,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Penna plc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council requires continued access to a specialist provider to support the attraction of suitably qualified candidates across a wide range of roles, including hard to fill and specialist posts. The scope of services includes recruitment advertising, employer branding, media planning and buying, campaign management, and specialist advice on reaching diverse and under represented candidate groups.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
- Authority reference
CP2787-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094848- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782f4Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:08 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £160,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penna plc1 Nov 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: 18mth extension to be used at the authority's discretion | £160,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PENNA PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender