Notice Information
Notice Title
ICT Recruitment Agency
Notice Description
ODS is requires a specialist recruitment agency for 6 roles in the Corporate Services Team. ODS require a retained recruitment contract with fixed fees. The contract will run for a maximum of 12 months and will not be extended.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ed52
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009452-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £42,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2025 - 1 Apr 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- odsprocurement@odsgroup.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OXFORD
- Postcode
- OX4 2HH
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Oxford
- Electoral Ward
- Temple Cowley
- Westminster Constituency
- Oxford East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009452-2025
14th March 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009449-2025
14th March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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