Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Recruitment Adverts
Notice Description
The requirement is to continue a service to advertise CCS job roles and pay for additional roles that are advertised in multiple locations.
Procurement Information
The contract was awarded through a direct award route due to the need to ensure continuity of recruitment advertising services. The supplier is well established and integrated into CCS current recruitment processes and the direct award route minimises risk and disruption to CCS recruitment during a period of critical hiring activity.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056bf2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003969-2026
- 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
- Direct award
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £25,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £25,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Dec 2025 - 25 Aug 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
- CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003969-2026
16th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045507-2025
4th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045487-2025
4th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-056bf2-2026-01-16T14:49:32Z",
"date": "2026-01-16T14:49:32Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-056bf2",
"initiationType": "tender",
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PBZB-4962-TVLR",
"name": "Crown Commercial Service",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PBZB-4962-TVLR"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "The Capital, Old Hall Street",
"locality": "Liverpool",
"postalCode": "L3 9PP",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKD72"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk",
"telephone": "+44 3454102222"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.gov.uk/ccs",
"classifications": [
{
"id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Public authority - central government"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-156741",
"name": "Indeed UK Operations Limited",
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Ground Floor, 20 Farringdon Road,",
"locality": "London",
"postalCode": "EC1M 3HE",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKI43"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "publicsector@indeed.com"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.indeed.com/",
"scale": "large",
"vcse": false
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-156749",
"name": "Indeed UK Operations Limited",
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Ground Floor, 20 Farrington Road",
"locality": "London",
"postalCode": "EC1M 3HE",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKI43"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "publicsector@indeed.com"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large",
"vcse": false
}
},
{
"id": "GB-COH-07606577",
"name": "INDEED UK OPERATIONS LIMITED",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-COH",
"id": "07606577"
},
"additionalIdentifiers": [
{
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PZCX-9257-LMDP"
}
],
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Ground Floor, 20 Farringdon Road",
"locality": "London",
"postalCode": "EC1M 3HE",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKI43"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "legalpublicsector@indeed.com"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://uk.indeed.com",
"scale": "large",
"vcse": false
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PBZB-4962-TVLR",
"name": "Crown Commercial Service"
},
"tender": {
"id": "CCCB25A04",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "Provision of Recruitment Adverts",
"description": "The requirement is to continue a service to advertise CCS job roles and pay for additional roles that are advertised in multiple locations.",
"status": "complete",
"procurementMethod": "direct",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award",
"procurementMethodRationale": "The contract was awarded through a direct award route due to the need to ensure continuity of recruitment advertising services. The supplier is well established and integrated into CCS current recruitment processes and the direct award route minimises risk and disruption to CCS recruitment during a period of critical hiring activity.",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "complete"
}
],
"procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
{
"id": "additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement"
},
{
"id": "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons"
}
]
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "1",
"title": "CCCB25A04 Provision of Recruitment Adverts",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amountGross": 30000,
"amount": 25000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": false,
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-156741",
"name": "Indeed UK Operations Limited"
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-156749",
"name": "Indeed UK Operations Limited"
},
{
"id": "GB-COH-07606577",
"name": "INDEED UK OPERATIONS LIMITED"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "79600000",
"description": "Recruitment services"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
]
}
],
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2025-08-12T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2026-08-11T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2027-08-10T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "Option to extend for 1 year."
},
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "045487-2025",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"noticeType": "UK5",
"description": "Transparency notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045487-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-08-04T09:32:36+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
},
{
"id": "045507-2025",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"noticeType": "UK6",
"description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045507-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-08-04T10:10:11+01:00",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"milestones": [
{
"id": "1",
"type": "futureSignatureDate",
"dueDate": "2025-08-12T23:59:59+01:00",
"status": "scheduled"
}
],
"date": "2025-08-04T00:00:00+01:00"
}
],
"language": "en",
"contracts": [
{
"id": "1",
"awardID": "1",
"status": "active",
"period": {
"startDate": "2025-12-20T00:00:00Z",
"endDate": "2026-08-25T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2027-08-25T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "Optional 1 year extension."
},
"value": {
"amountGross": 30000,
"amount": 25000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"aboveThreshold": false,
"dateSigned": "2025-12-19T00:00:00Z",
"documents": [
{
"id": "003969-2026",
"documentType": "contractNotice",
"noticeType": "UK7",
"description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003969-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-01-16T14:49:32Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
}
]
}