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# Recruitment Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c934). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited: "Recruitment Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £2,750,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/skills-development-scotland-co-limited-GB-FTS-63606)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c934`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c934#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c934#participate

## Description
Recruitment Services

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Specialist I.C.T. Recruitment
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 1 is for the recruitment of specialist ICT roles for our Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) and Digital Services departments. These roles include but are not limited to Project Manager, Cloud Analyst, Service Desk Analyst and Developer.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: General Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 2 is for recruitment within other departments in the business. These include but are not limited to: Finance, Procurement, Marketing & Communications, Work Based learning contract management, Service Design & Innovation and Estates & Facilities.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Executive Search
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 3 is for the recruitment of highly skilled and highly qualified senior level staff.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Specialist I.C.T. Recruitment (active)
  - Award id: `029259-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Head Resourcing Ltd, Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-94158`, `GB-FTS-94159`
  - Value: £1,375,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** General Services (active)
  - Award id: `029259-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd, Sanderson Government and Defence, Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00975677`, `GB-FTS-59809`, `GB-FTS-94159`
  - Value: £1,237,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Executive Search (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `029259-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Specialist I.C.T. Recruitment (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,375,000
  - Signed Date: 27/08/2023

- **Contract:** General Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,237,500
  - Signed Date: 27/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029259-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-04T13:05:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:03:03.035Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c934