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Published 5 Jun 2025, 14:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Recruitment advertising framework for seven English National Park Authorities 2025

Official notice

Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)·On behalf of: NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK TRUST

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2025awarded 21 Oct 2025
Awarded to WR GROUP LIMITED
Framework period 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Recruitment advertising services for 7 English National Park Authorities, a three year framework term with an option extend for a further year.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Advertising services · Recruitment services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 6 bids received (6.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2025
Buyer regions
UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
Who may buy through it

South Downs National Park Authority

Lake District National Park Authority

North York Moors National Park Authority

The Broads Authority

Dartmoor National Park Authority

Exmoor National Park

New Forest National Park Authority

Published description of the framework

A single supplier framework with call-offs awarded without competition. Prices for call-offs will be determined using a package of discounts quoted by the supplier in their bid, on media title rate cards, and for prices set in the bidder's tender for copywriting including inclusive language reviews, gender decoding, neurodiversity format checking, SEO keyword formatting (price per advert).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The option for a one year extension, subject to the agreement of the National Parks named on the framework
79341000 Advertising services79600000 Recruitment services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 40%Social value: 10%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Approach to the Framework: 20%
  • Support and resourcing: 15%
  • Scenario: 5%
  • Price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • EDI and Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Price
  • Approach to the Framework
  • Support and resourcing
  • EDI and Sustainability
  • Social Value
  • Scenario
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Recruitment advertising framework for seven English National Park…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
South Downs National Park Authority Lake District National Park Authority North York Moors National Park Authority The Broads Authority Dartmoor National Park Authority Exmoor National Park New Forest National Park Authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2029
First published
5 Jun 2025, 14:29 BST
Last source update
28 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 4 Nov 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055262
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising servicesRecruitment services
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 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0543b8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

5 Jun 2025 → 28 Jan 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 14:29 BST
  2. Market engagement
    25 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    This is an open engagement exercise in which any potential providers can participate, and will take the form of a preliminary market engagement questionnaire. The deadline for completed questionnaires is close of play on Wednesday 25 June 2025.

    Interested parties should complete and return the questionnaire which is available on request via email to [email protected] Completed questionnaires should be returned via email to [email protected] by Wednesday 25 June 2025.

    For the avoidance of doubt, this exercise does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for SDNPA, and the Authority is not committing to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the pre-procurement market engagement process shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the pre-procurement process shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the pre-procurement market engagement procurement process will be at each supplier's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the SDNPA.

  3. Next notice expected
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
  5. Admission / appointment period ends380 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent367 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by352 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts326 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  9. Standstill ends324 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  10. Latest notice published267 days ago
    28 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 14:29 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £400,000
    10 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    10 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    10 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
  6. Deadline published: 7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    10 Sept 2025, 10:17 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    20 Nov 2025, 12:24 GMT
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    20 Nov 2025, 12:24 GMT
  9. Contract signature expected
    3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    28 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 5 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WR GROUP LIMITEDSME4 Dec 2025 – 3 Dec 2028 · up to 3 Dec 2029Extensions: SDNPA may extend the Framework Period by a further period or periods of up to one (1) year by giving written notice to the Contractor of its wish to extend this Framework and the required length of such extension£400,00021 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · WR GROUP LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    22 Jan 2026
    Value
    £400,000
    Period
    22 Jan 2026 – 10 Dec 2028 · up to 10 Dec 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Framework agreement will operate for an initial 3 year period with an option to extend the framework for up to 1 year unless the Framework is terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of the framework.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

South Downs National Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact name, email

Other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WR GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 04838590GB-PPON: PCZZ-3745-BRQQ Queensgate House, 48 Queen Street, Exeter, South West, EX4 3SRContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSDNPA use an electronic sourcing portal to manage all tendering and quotation exercises and current and future contract opportunities can be viewed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns. In order to view the full documents available it is necessary to register with the portal.…

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