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LinkedIn Job Advertisement Services

PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED

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03 Sep 2026 at 15:20

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Platform Housing Limited procured LinkedIn job advertisement services to support recruitment and raise the organisation’s brand awareness. The requirement is a recruitment service centred on membership of LinkedIn, enabling the buyer to advertise jobs and reach candidates through a recognised recruitment platform. This is a service rather than a goods or construction opportunity, and the procurement’s classification is recruitment services (CPV 79600000). Platform Housing Limited is the buyer, based in Solihull. The selected supplier is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, a large organisation based in Dublin. The requirement concerns recruitment activity for Platform Housing Limited and its employer brand, so it is most relevant to recruitment-platform providers, employment advertising businesses and suppliers able to provide comparable access to candidate markets.

The procurement has been completed through a direct award to LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, under a continuing partnership rationale: LinkedIn was considered able to provide well-recognised recruitment across the market. One lot was completed. The recorded award value is £135,749.99 gross, including taxes, and the award is above the relevant threshold. The contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 1 August 2029. A signature milestone was scheduled for 7 September 2026. The award covers recruitment services associated with the LinkedIn job advertisement and membership requirement. The published outcome identifies LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company as the selected supplier. The process was not evaluated through an open competition; the stated route was a direct award.

This procurement demonstrates Platform Housing Limited’s demand for a substantial, organisation-wide recruitment advertising and employer-branding capability delivered through a recognised professional network. A supplier seeking comparable work should be able to provide access to a broad candidate audience, job advertising functionality and membership-based recruitment tools, while supporting an employer’s visibility in the market. Credibility would also depend on maintaining a continuing service partnership and demonstrating that the platform is widely recognised for recruitment, since those points underpinned the buyer’s direct-award rationale. Recruitment technology providers, specialist employment advertising platforms and established talent-attraction businesses with demonstrable reach would be the closest competitors when this requirement returns to the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LinkedIn Job Advertisement Services

Notice Description

Membership to recruit and raise brand awareness

Procurement Information

Continuing partnership with Linkedin, who are able to provide well recognised recruitment across the market

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f17e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083564-2026
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
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

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£135,749 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2029 2-3 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
PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B37 7YD
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
Bickenhill
Westminster Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company

Further Information

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