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Temporary Date & Insight Engagement Leads

Kirklees Council

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26 Oct 2026 at 17:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees commissioned specialist recruitment services to secure an interim Data and Insight Enablement Lead. The post supports delivery of critical data and insight products used to inform operational service delivery. This is temporary personnel recruitment, rather than a contract to deliver data products directly. The work is for the council and is associated with Kirklees, in West Yorkshire. The requirement centres on identifying and placing a suitably experienced interim lead who can enable the council’s data and insight function to provide products that support its operational services.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to GRAVITAS RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED. Kirklees used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 21 September 2026 and runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £73,500 excluding VAT (£88,200 including VAT). The procurement was a single lot. The published outcome records an active award and an active contract. No evaluation criteria are stated in the available procurement data, so the basis on which the supplier was selected beyond the direct-award route is not described.

For recruitment businesses, this award demonstrates Kirklees’ demand for interim specialist leadership in data and insight, with the role supporting critical products for operational service delivery. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to source and place senior professionals who combine data and insight expertise with the ability to enable delivery across a council environment. Recruitment capability should include access to relevant interim candidates and the capacity to respond to a specialist public-sector requirement. The award went to a large recruitment company, showing that a supplier with established recruitment capability met this buyer’s requirement; the record does not state particular accreditations, candidate qualifications or selection criteria.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Temporary Date & Insight Engagement Leads

Notice Description

The contract is for specialist recruitment services to secure an interim Data and Insight Enablement Lead. The role will support the delivery of critical data and insight products to inform operational service delivery.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0790a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101264-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£73,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Sep 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
Kirklees Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 2TA
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Gravitas Recruitment Group Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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