Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 16 Apr 2024, 09:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Digital Recruitment Advertising

Official notice

Authority: Outwood Grange Academies Trust (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£1,068,056published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Apr 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Tes Global LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Outwood Grange Academies Trust ("The Authority") intends to award a contract for the Provision of Digital Recruitment Advertisement.

CPV: Industry specific software package · Online · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Trust require an education specialist digital job board advertiser to promote our…

The Trust require an education specialist digital job board advertiser to promote our employment opportunities to a targeted national and international audience with a particular

reach to cover Outwood Grange Academies Trust's geographical profile and shortage secondary education subjects.

The Trust requires an established and proven digital job board to advertise our vacancies, which is particularly focused on

generating applications for primary and secondary teaching

and leadership positions.

This solution will provide unlimited digital advertising for all vacancy types and should allow for flexible and bespoke advertising campaigns which reflect the specific vacancies.

This contract does not require any services from media buying agencies, or similar intermediaries, or any managed employment services in the form of CV introductions for temporary or permanent vacancies.

This service solution must generate significant volumes of applications, with a particular focus on secondary school vacancies, job listing views and high quality referral traffic:

Education audience reach

1 million unique monthly views

100,000+ subscribers/registered database candidates

Significant organic search/referral traffic

Services included by the provider must cover:

Unlimited job postings

Candidate job email alerts - based on employment type, skills and experience and location

Targeted marketing

Employer Profile Listings

Mobile optimised web based job listing

Print advertising - for specific campaigns

Digital display advertising

Account/portal for analytical and reporting functionality

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Apr 2024, 09:48 BST
Last source update
16 Apr 2024, 09:48 BST
Authority reference
FTSRAS160424
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012272
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageOnlineRecruitment services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04527a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The award is made in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Regulation 32(2)(b)where the required services being sought can be supplied only by the particular economic operator for the following reason:-

(ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons

In the case of the above, this was reviewed and where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition, it is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,068,0561 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tes Global LTD£1,068,056 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 012272-2024-1 · Tes Global LTD

    Signed
    16 Apr 2024
    Value
    £1,068,056
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 06995649 Potovens Lane,Outwood, WAKEFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, WF12PFContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.