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Food Safety Inspections

Pembrokeshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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30 Jul 2026 at 16:30

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30 Jul 2026 at 16:11

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22 Dec 2025 at 13:06

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Summary of the contracting process

Pembrokeshire County Council procured services to provide food safety inspections. The requirement covers the provision of personnel, including temporary staff, to carry out inspection work for the council in Pembrokeshire and elsewhere in Wales. The procurement is categorised as a service and is classified under CPV 79620000, covering the supply of personnel including temporary staff. The awarded supplier is G2 Recruitment, a large recruitment business based in London. The work is intended to support the council’s food safety functions and its delivery of inspection activity in line with the Food Law Code of Practice. Businesses relevant to this requirement include recruitment agencies and specialist staffing providers able to source and supply personnel for public-sector food safety inspection work in Wales.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to G2 Recruitment. Pembrokeshire County Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold without competition, with one completed lot. The contract was signed on 19 December 2025 and has an active period from 5 January to 3 July 2026, with a possible six-month extension to 2 January 2027. The awarded value is £118,807 excluding VAT and £142,568.40 including VAT. The contract includes one food safety inspection post. A proposed change would extend the arrangement from 1 August 2026 because of recruitment difficulties, delays in graduate placements gaining professional qualifications and long-term sickness, with a proposed value of £237,613.98 excluding VAT and £285,136.79 including VAT. The stated aim is to complete realignment with the Food Law Code of Practice by 31 July 2027.

This award indicates a defined requirement for supplied personnel to support a local authority’s food safety inspection service, rather than a broad general staffing need. A credible future competitor would need to recruit, vet and place suitable food safety inspection staff, manage continuity where posts remain unfilled, and respond to delays in candidates obtaining professional qualifications. The buyer’s stated need to realign with the Food Law Code of Practice means providers should understand the operational and regulatory context of council food safety work and be able to supply personnel who can contribute to that objective. Experience delivering temporary or contract staff into public-sector services, particularly regulated environmental health or food safety functions, would strengthen a supplier’s position. Providers should also be able to manage sickness, graduate placements and extensions without disrupting inspection coverage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Food Safety Inspections

Notice Description

Contract Details Notice - Food Safety Inspections

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fb89
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072375-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
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

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£118,807 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 3 Jul 2026 1-6 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
Pembrokeshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PEMBROKESHIRE
Postcode
SA61 1TP
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL42 South West Wales
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Pembrokeshire
Electoral Ward
Haverfordwest: Castle
Westminster Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

G2 Recruitment

Further Information

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