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Environmental Protection Officer Recruitment

Lancaster City Council

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02 Sep 2026 at 10:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancaster City Council procured recruitment services for an Environmental Protection Officer. The requirement is focused on finding and appointing a suitably qualified officer for the council’s environmental protection function, rather than on construction, engineering or physical environmental works. The buying organisation is Lancaster City Council, based at Lancaster Town Hall in Lancaster. The service falls within the broad category of professional services, with the procurement classification referring to architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services. The awarded supplier is Vivid Resourcing, a London-based small and medium-sized enterprise. This opportunity is therefore relevant to recruitment businesses able to source candidates for specialist local-government environmental protection roles and manage the associated appointment process.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Vivid Resourcing. Lancaster City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The single lot is complete. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026 and runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £26,455 excluding VAT and £31,746 including VAT. The contract is active. The award covers recruitment services for the Environmental Protection Officer requirement. No competitive tender evaluation was used: the contract was awarded through the council’s below-threshold direct-award route. Businesses reviewing this result should treat it as evidence of a completed purchase rather than an opportunity to submit a bid.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Lancaster City Council for specialist recruitment support in environmental protection. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to identify suitable candidates for local-government environmental protection work, understand the skills and experience expected in that role, and manage recruitment through to appointment. Experience supplying staff or permanent appointments to councils would help demonstrate familiarity with public-sector requirements, governance and timescales. The successful supplier is an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused recruitment business rather than only a large corporate provider. Relevant firms should build evidence of successful specialist placements, candidate networks in environmental or regulatory services, and reliable delivery for a single-officer requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Environmental Protection Officer Recruitment

Notice Description

Recruitment of Environmental Protection Officer

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f027
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082946-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£26,455 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 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
Lancaster City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LANCASTER
Postcode
LA1 1PJ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lancaster
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Vivid Resourcing

Further Information

Notice Documents

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