Recruitment Advertising & Related Services

Official notice

Authority: FCDO Services (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Penna plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Recruitment Advertising & Related Services, utilising media channels.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Recruitment Advertising & Related Services, utilising media channels and careers…Awarded

Recruitment Advertising & Related Services, utilising media channels and careers website management.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: up to 12 months

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Oct 2026, 15:58 BST
Last source update: 19 Oct 2026, 15:58 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098629
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b17 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Further competition via Call Off contract from ESPO framework 3A_24 Recruitment Advertising

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Penna plc	£1,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 098629-2026-1 · Penna plc
Signed
19 Oct 2026
Value
£1,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Recruitment Advertising & Related Services, utilising media channels and careers…	6bids	—	—	—
Whole notice	—	—	—	£0 – £1,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

FCDO Services

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRecruitment Advertising Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, South East, MK197BHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Penna PlcAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01918150 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.