Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment Systems and Pre Employment Services
Authority: Chichester College Group (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionChichester College Group is conducting an open procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 to appoint one or more suppliers to provide recruitment-related systems and pre-employment services.
The procurement is divided into two lots:
Lot 1: Online job board advertising services to support vacancy promotion, candidate attraction, and performance reporting;
Lot 2: Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and right to work verification services, including digital identity validation and compliance monitoring.
The services must integrate with the Group’s Applicant Tracking System (Reach ATS), enabling seamless operation within the recruitment lifecycle.
The contract is intended to support the Group’s recruitment activity across multiple sites and departments, improving efficiency, user experience, and regulatory compliance.
CPV: Advertising services · Miscellaneous services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£310,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Online Job Board Advertising ServicesAwardedPublished value£175,000
This Lot is for the provision of online job board advertising services to support Chichester College Group’s recruitment activity across multiple sites and departments.
The appointed Supplier will provide access to a range of job boards and advertising channels, enabling the promotion of vacancies to attract suitable candidates. The service must include integration with the Group’s Applicant Tracking System (Reach ATS) to enable job postings, performance monitoring, and reporting to be managed efficiently within the recruitment workflow.
The scope includes vacancy advertising, campaign management, performance analytics, and ongoing support.
Lot #2Online DBS and Right to Work Checking ServicesAwardedPublished value£135,000
This Lot is for the provision of online pre-employment screening services, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and Right to Work verification.
The appointed Supplier will provide a fully digital solution to enable compliant identity verification, DBS processing, and right to work checks, including support for individuals without standard documentation. The solution must integrate with the Group’s Applicant Tracking System (Reach ATS), allowing checks, tracking, and renewals to be managed as part of the recruitment process.
The scope includes digital identity verification, DBS checks, right to work validation, compliance monitoring, and user support.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical / Quality Requirements: 50%
- Schedule of Prices: 20%
- Added / Social Value Requirements: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical / Quality Requirements
- Schedule of Prices
- Added / Social Value Requirements
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 May 2026, 12:45 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 09:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
CA17783- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042962- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0695a6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
11 May 2026 → 29 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published163 days ago11 May 2026, 12:45 BST
- Clarification questions by152 days ago22 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline137 days ago6 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published127 days ago16 Jun 2026, 09:12 BST
- Standstill ends117 days ago25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts114 days ago29 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by113 days ago29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026- Tender notice published11 May 2026, 12:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jun 2026, 09:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jun 2026, 09:12 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Online Job Board Advertising Services1 award | |||
| INSTINCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES LTD1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 | £175,000 | 16 Jun 2026standstill to 25 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Online DBS and Right to Work Checking Services1 award | |||
| T4 COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITED1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 | £135,000 | 16 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Online Job Board Advertising Services | 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Online DBS and Right to Work Checking Services | 1final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- INSTINCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES LTDAwarded supplier
- T4 COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender