Notice Information
Notice Title
Planning Agency Staff Open Framework Contract
Notice Description
Planning Agency Staff Open Framework Contract award.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Planning Agency Staff Open Framework Contract tender
Options: 1 year term with the option to extend up to July 2027.
Renewal: This contract is for a 1-year term with the option to extend up to July 2027 at SCDC's Discretion
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055f25
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054436-2025
- 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, 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
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Carley Bartley, Sean Missin
- Contact Email
- scdcrecruitment@scambs.gov.uk, sean.missin@scambs.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1954713027
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAMBOURNE
- Postcode
- CB23 6EA
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Electoral Ward
- Cambourne
- Westminster Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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.
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