PROC 24-2598 - Provision of Job Advert services for Public Sector Vacancies (Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement)

Scottish Police Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

31 Mar 2025 at 08:48

Tender

20 Aug 2024 at 12:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Police Authority is initiating the tender process "PROC 24-2598 - Provision of Job Advert Services for Public Sector Vacancies (Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement)" within the Classification CPV: 79600000 for recruitment services. The procurement category is services, specifically aimed at recruiting staff for various roles within Police Scotland by leveraging job board credits to publish vacancies on multiple online job platforms. Located in Dalmarnock, Glasgow (G40 4EH), the tender stage is currently active with a closing date for submissions on September 19, 2024, at 12:00 PM. Key dates include the end of the tender period and the beginning of the award period on the same date.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses offering job advertising services to expand their clientele by servicing public sector recruitment needs. Suitable businesses should have robust experience in delivering similar services, hold requisite insurances, and possess quality management credentials. Prospective suppliers will compete on criteria combining quality and price, with a multi-supplier framework agreement ensuring ongoing demand and business continuity for high-calibre external applicants for various roles including police officers, IT specialists, project managers, and finance professionals. Businesses that can demonstrate strong capacity, economic stability, and adherence to statutory requirements for equality, data protection, and employment can expect to leverage substantial growth from successful participation in this framework agreement.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

PROC 24-2598 - Provision of Job Advert services for Public Sector Vacancies (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 wide 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. The list below details job roles that the Authority have been required to advertise through the use of job board credits, however please note that this list is not exhaustive and shall be subject to change throughout the Framework period: - Police Officer all roles and ranks - Project managers - IT specific job roles - Change Management - Forensics specific job roles - Procurement specific job roles - Finance specific job roles - Service Centre specific job roles

Lot Information

Lot 1

Open Tender (FTS)

Renewal: Contract will be renewed at the end of the contract period Including extensions if activated)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04920d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011906-2025
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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

79611000 - Job search services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Dec 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Contract will be renewed at the end of contract period

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Police Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
5
Supplier Names

COSLA

CV Library

SATOS Media Ltd

Stepstone Group UK Limited

s1 jobs

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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