Notice Information
Notice Title
Engaging specialist recruitment company
Notice Description
Following an extensive advertising campaign, including advertising via the Council's own website and through national recruitment platforms Indeed and Guardian Jobs, no appointment was secured. Due to the urgency of the situation the intention is to use specialist recruitment agency to proceed with the engagement of the identified specialist resource on an interim basis for a period of approximately 6 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067f1c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032448-2026
- 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
- SME
- 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
- £74,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 10 May 2026 - 20 Nov 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/032448-2026
9th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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