Award

CSP25052 - Recruitment Advertising

UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

27 May 2025 at 10:05

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for "CSP25052 - Recruitment Advertising" was conducted by UK Research and Innovation, a public authority within the central government. This contract falls under the industry category of recruitment services, identified by the CPV code 79600000. The procurement process, described as direct and under the threshold without competition, concluded with the contract being signed on 16 May 2025. It concerns services within the United Kingdom, and the contract spans from 17 May 2025 to 15 May 2026, valued at £16,000. The Swindon-based UK Shared Business Services Ltd acted as the procuring entity.

The tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment services, particularly those able to offer innovative advertising solutions. While this particular contract was awarded to Glassdoor, Inc., other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with niche solutions in digital recruitment tools could benefit from considering similar tender opportunities with public entities. Such businesses, especially those with a focus on cutting-edge recruitment advertising services, could build valuable relationships with public organisations like UK Research and Innovation by aligning with the distinct needs of their services.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP25052 - Recruitment Advertising

Notice Description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. This procurement is being concluded without competition this is for a specific supplier and such there are no reasonable alternatives to those services. The requirement was for Recruitment Advertising

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0526be
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027640-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
16 May 2025 - 15 May 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Additional Buyers

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
coreservices@uksbs.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GLASSDOOR

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0526be-2025-05-27T11:05:09+01:00",
    "date": "2025-05-27T11:05:09+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0526be",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG",
            "name": "UK Research and Innovation",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PDQJ-7126-JDHG"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Polaris House, North Star Avenue",
                "locality": "Swindon",
                "postalCode": "SN2 1FL",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKK14"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "CoreServices@uksbs.co.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
                        "description": "Public authority - central government"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PMPN-7535-GNTG",
            "name": "UK Shared Business Services Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PMPN-7535-GNTG"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Polaris House, North Star Avenue",
                "locality": "Swindon",
                "postalCode": "SN2 1FF",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKK14"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "CoreServices@uksbs.co.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "procuringEntity",
                "processContactPoint"
            ],
            "roleDetails": "Shared Service Provider"
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-149288",
            "name": "Glassdoor, Inc",
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "300 Mission Street 16th Floor",
                "locality": "San Francisco",
                "postalCode": "CA 94105",
                "country": "US",
                "countryName": "United States",
                "region": "US"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "billing@glassdoor.com"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG",
        "name": "UK Research and Innovation"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "CSP25052",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "2023/54",
            "scheme": "UKPGA",
            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
        },
        "title": "CSP25052 - Recruitment Advertising",
        "description": "***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. This procurement is being concluded without competition this is for a specific supplier and such there are no reasonable alternatives to those services. The requirement was for Recruitment Advertising",
        "status": "complete",
        "procurementMethod": "direct",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Below threshold - without competition",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "status": "complete"
            }
        ]
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "status": "active",
            "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-FTS-149288",
                    "name": "Glassdoor, Inc"
                }
            ],
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "additionalClassifications": [
                        {
                            "scheme": "CPV",
                            "id": "79600000",
                            "description": "Recruitment services"
                        }
                    ],
                    "deliveryAddresses": [
                        {
                            "region": "UK",
                            "country": "GB",
                            "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                        }
                    ],
                    "relatedLot": "1"
                }
            ],
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "awardID": "1",
            "status": "active",
            "period": {
                "startDate": "2025-05-17T00:00:00+01:00",
                "endDate": "2026-05-15T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "value": {
                "amountGross": 16000,
                "amount": 16000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "aboveThreshold": false,
            "dateSigned": "2025-05-16T00:00:00+01:00",
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "027640-2025",
                    "documentType": "contractNotice",
                    "noticeType": "UK7",
                    "description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender",
                    "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027640-2025",
                    "datePublished": "2025-05-27T11:05:09+01:00",
                    "format": "text/html"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "language": "en"
}