D3 Tenders | LinkedIn Commercial Agreement

Notice Information

Notice Title

LinkedIn Commercial Agreement

Notice Description

Hiring Enterprise Programme & LinkedIn Talent Insights Leader

Procurement Information

The Defence People - Civ HR, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a three-year contract with a value of PS1,048,792.80 (incl VAT) to LinkedIn for licenses for the Hiring Enterprise Program and LinkedIn Talent Insights Leader. It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 ( technical reasons) applies. This is because LinkedIn is the only provider (there is no alternative supplier offering their services) enabling business areas to showcase prospective candidates what it is like to work for them using a variety of content including adverts/featured content/testimonies before prospective candidates place an application for the advertised role. LinkedIn is the only company that provides hiring solutions services to customers within Europe, middle east & Africa. Its hiring and social networking solution is unique and as such, a direct competition process isn't viable. Other companies like, 'Facebook', 'Bark', 'Opportunity', and 'Xing', offer similar social networking platforms but with limited professional reach, unlike LinkedIn. There are clear differences in the services on offer and the scale of reach in terms of target audience. Of these four companies, none have a comparable level of professional and global presence and therefore this would not enable MOD to source quality talent and in turn build and sustain a more diverse workforce. This would detrimentally impact on MOD ability to fill our roles and deliver MOD key objectives. Given the above there are no other value-for-money alternatives to consider which will enable the Authority to promote MOD as an employer, advertise vacancies and additional products (recruiter directly reach out to prospective candidates).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b4
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077025-2025
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: 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: 79611000 - Job search services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: Not specified
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: £873,994 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 25 Nov 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: 25 Nov 20251 weeks ago
Contract Period: 5 Dec 2025 - 4 Dec 2028 3-4 years
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: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name: Not specified
Contact Email: jonathan.mcniven101@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone: Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality: GLASGOW
Postcode: G2 8EX
Post Town: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1): TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3): TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location: Not specified
Local Authority: Glasgow City
Electoral Ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency: Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers: 1
Supplier Name: LINKEDIN IRELAND

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077025-2025
25th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Notice URLs

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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