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RICS Recruit Advertising

Valuation Office Agency

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08 Sep 2026 at 13:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

HMRC Valuation Office procured advertising and marketing services to promote surveyor roles. The work is for recruitment advertising aimed at supporting the organisation’s need for surveyors, and was delivered across the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is HMRC Valuation Office, a central government public authority. The appointed provider is We Are Sunday Ltd, a London-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The requirement was specifically linked to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): We Are Sunday Ltd was appointed as the marketing agency by RICS. The service therefore combines recruitment advertising with access to, or alignment with, a professional surveying body. The relevant classification is CPV 79340000, advertising and marketing services.

This procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a direct award below the threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 26 August 2026 and awarded to We Are Sunday Ltd. The award concerns a single lot and has active contract status. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 1 September 2027. Its value is £13,200 excluding VAT and £15,840 including VAT. The award date is not separately stated, but the contract details were recorded on 8 September 2026. The stated basis for the appointment was that We Are Sunday Ltd is officially appointed by RICS, rather than a competitive evaluation between bidders. The requirement covers advertising surveyor roles for HMRC Valuation Office.

This procurement indicates demand from HMRC Valuation Office for targeted recruitment advertising for professional surveying roles, delivered through a marketing agency officially appointed by RICS. Suppliers best placed for a comparable requirement would combine recruitment marketing capability with experience promoting specialist professional vacancies, particularly surveyor roles. Credibility would also depend on the ability to work through, or alongside, a recognised professional body and to reach relevant surveying audiences across the United Kingdom. A suitable competitor would need to provide a focused advertising service rather than general creative support alone, understand the recruitment objectives behind the campaign, and operate at the scale expected of a small specialist agency working for a central government buyer. Experience with public-sector communications or regulated professional audiences would strengthen its position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RICS Recruit Advertising

Notice Description

A Direct Award contract with marketing agency We Are Sunday Ltd, who is officially appointed by professional body RICS. This contract is for the advertisement of surveyor roles for HMRC VO.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f47c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084872-2026
Current Stage
Award
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£13,200 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 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
Valuation Office Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WE ARE SUNDAY LTD

Further Information

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