Notice Information
Notice Title
Engaging specialist recruitment company
Notice Description
Intention to carry out an exemption to our contract standing order to engage the services of a specialist recruitment company The services required are strictly necessary because of extreme and unavoidable urgency and cannot be awarded in a competitive tendering procedure.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d23b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067723-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency 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
- £59,600 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Nov 2025 - 8 May 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Stephen Chambers
- Contact Email
- stephen.chambers@torfaen.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TORFAEN
- Postcode
- NP4 0LS
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL53 Gwent Valleys
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Torfaen
- Electoral Ward
- Panteg
- Westminster Constituency
- Torfaen
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067723-2025
23rd October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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