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Recruitment Advertising

University of Worcester

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19 Aug 2026 at 13:10

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Worcester procured recruitment advertising services for a key job board serving recruitment in the higher education sector. The requirement supports the university’s recruitment activity and is delivered in Worcester, United Kingdom. The service falls within recruitment services. The selected provider is WARWICK UNIVERSITY SERVICES LIMITED trading as jobs.ac.uk, which operates the jobs.ac.uk recruitment platform. This is a service requirement rather than a supply of goods or construction works, and is relevant to businesses providing recruitment advertising, specialist job-board access or related recruitment marketing services for higher education employers.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 with WARWICK UNIVERSITY SERVICES LIMITED trading as jobs.ac.uk. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027 and is valued at £30,000 gross, including taxes, in total. The award is active and covers one completed lot. The University of Worcester is the buyer. The process used the legal basis of the Procurement Act 2023. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so no competing bid evaluation basis is recorded.

This procurement indicates a focused requirement for recruitment advertising through a job board recognised for higher education recruitment. A competitor seeking to satisfy the same requirement would need a credible platform or advertising service that reaches candidates for university roles, together with clear relevance to higher education employers. The appointed supplier is recorded as an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a specialist provider rather than only by a large generalist recruitment company. Businesses with an established higher education audience, strong recruitment advertising capability and a service that can support a university’s ongoing vacancies would be best placed to compete if this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Advertising

Notice Description

Recruitment Advertising - key job board for recruitment in the HE sector

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e78f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078965-2026
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
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 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
University of Worcester
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR2 6AJ
Postcode Area
Worcester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
St Clement
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WARWICK UNIVERSITY SERVICES LIMITED t/a jobs.ac.uk

Further Information

Notice Documents

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