This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Mar 2023 at 09:36

Tender

20 Oct 2022 at 14:32

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Police Authority has awarded a contract for the provision of job advert services and job board credits under a multi-supplier framework agreement. The tender involved open procedures, with a focus on advertising services. The procurement process has been completed, and CV-Library Ltd, s1jobs, and SATOS Media Ltd have been awarded the contract. The contract value amounts to 400,000 GBP and was signed on 15th February 2023. The tender aimed to attract high-caliber external applicants for various roles within the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland.

This contract presents business growth opportunities for firms specializing in advertising services. Particularly, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the advertising industry could benefit from competing for similar tenders in the future. The Scottish Police Authority has set quality and price criteria for the award, signalling a transparent evaluation process. The contract period allows for potential renewals, offering long-term prospects for successful suppliers. The next significant date is the award period starting on 22nd May 2023, outlining the timeline for the contract's operational phase.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Proc 22-1809 Provision of Job Advert services/Job board Credits (Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement)

Notice Description

The recruitment department within Police Scotland regularly have a requirement to publish job adverts on recruitment platforms to reach the wider recruitment pool via the use of job board credits. Therefore the Authority has a requirement to put in place a compliant Multi- supplier framework Agreement for the ongoing purchase of job board credits from a range of suitable online job board platforms for staff recruitment. This will enable the recruitment department to have control over where and when adverts are published and on which platforms, in the hope that it will attract high calibre external applicants for Business as usual (BAU) and hard to fill niche roles for both The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and Police Scotland.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Open Tender (FTS) via PCS-T Creation of a Multi Supplier framework

Renewal: This Contract may be renewed at the end of the initial contract period. The initial Contract Period is 2 years with the option to extent for a further two (2) periods, each period being of up to twelve months (12) in duration. To be taken at the sole discretion of the Authority.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037777
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007329-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79341000 - Advertising services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Mar 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Feb 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Approx 1 year before contract end date

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Police Authority
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G51 1DZ
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Govan
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

CV-Library Ltd

SATOS Media Ltd

s1jobs

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