Award

RBGKEW1230 - Recruitment Advertising Services

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Feb 2024 at 12:05

Tender

19 Oct 2023 at 15:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has recently completed an award for the procurement of Recruitment Advertising Services under the open tender process. The contract was awarded to Prospectus Ltd. The procurement stage was marked as "complete," with a total contract value of £400,000 GBP. The location for service delivery is in London, UK. The key deadline for this procurement was the contract signing date of 17th January 2024.

This tender for Recruitment Advertising Services by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs, interested in providing recruitment advertising solutions. The procurement process emphasised quality criteria with a focus on technical capabilities, presentation, and commercial aspects. Businesses in the recruitment services industry, especially those experienced in advertising in newspapers and on the Internet, are well-suited to compete for this opportunity.

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Notice Title

RBGKEW1230 - Recruitment Advertising Services

Notice Description

Recruitment advertising services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Recruitment advertising services

Renewal: Potential 2 year extension

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d7a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006510-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Feb 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jan 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW
Contact Name
Sarah Jandu
Contact Email
procurement@kew.org
Contact Phone
+44 2083325000

Buyer Location

Locality
RICHMOND
Postcode
TW9 3AE
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PROSPECTUS

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