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HSCCA Recruitment

SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

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29 Sep 2026 at 12:51

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Summary of the contracting process

Southampton City Council bought recruitment search and selection services for the Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority (HSCCA). The supplier was to recruit the authority’s initial group of 25–40 people across permanent and fixed-term roles. This is a recruitment services requirement, focused on finding and selecting candidates rather than supplying general staffing. The work supports the formation of the new authority through recruitment to its first wave of posts. The stated delivery location is the United Kingdom; the procurement does not identify a more specific delivery site. The buyer is Southampton City Council, procuring on behalf of HSCCA.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected: Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026, with an awarded value of £252,764. The contract period is not stated. The process used a further competition under ESPO Framework Agreement 3S-22 for Strategic HR Services, using a limited procedure without a separately published competition notice. The award followed the framework’s call-off rules. The stated evaluation criterion was price. The procurement concerned one lot, which is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the published outcome names Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd as the awarded supplier. The process received 19 bids. An extension option of 12 months was described.

For recruitment firms, this award demonstrates demand from Southampton City Council for a search-and-selection partner able to mobilise quickly and recruit a sizeable first cohort for a combined county authority. A credible competitor would need the capacity to manage multiple vacancies at once, covering both permanent and fixed-term appointments, and to deliver candidate search and selection at pace. Experience supporting public-sector or newly established organisations with coordinated recruitment would be relevant to the requirement. The buyer used a further competition through an established strategic HR services framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need access to an appropriate framework route and the ability to compete on price. This is a defined recruitment assignment rather than a broad staffing supply contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HSCCA Recruitment

Notice Description

Search and selection supplier for the rapid recruitment of the initial wave of 25-40 roles (permanent and fixed term) into Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority (HSCCA).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Search and selection supplier for the rapid recruitment of the initial wave of 25-40 roles (permanent and fixed term) into Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority (HSCCA).

Options: 12 month extension option

Procurement Information

The contract was awarded following a further competition conducted under ESPO Framework Agreement 3S-22 Strategic HR Services. The framework agreement was established following a compliant procurement procedure and the contract was awarded in accordance with the framework agreement call-off provisions. A separate contract notice was not required because the procurement was undertaken through an existing framework agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c66
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091847-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£252,764 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 7LY
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Further Information

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