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Recruitment Advertising & Public Information Notices (2024)

Scottish Borders Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council bought recruitment advertising and public information notice services through the Scottish Government’s framework for Recruitment Advertising and Public Information Notices. The requirement covers advertising recruitment opportunities and publishing public information notices for the council. Delivery is for Scottish Borders Council in the Scottish Borders, with the council based at Newtown St Boswells. The service is classified under CPV 79341000, advertising services. The recorded supplier was Penna Plc, a large recruitment and advertising provider. This is a public-sector communications and recruitment-support requirement rather than a supply, construction or general consultancy contract, so it is most relevant to businesses providing recruitment advertising, public notice publication and related campaign delivery through public-sector procurement arrangements.

This procurement is complete and was awarded through an open procedure as a call-off from the Scottish Government framework. Penna Plc was selected for the single lot. The council recorded one bid, with no SME bids. The contract was signed on 1 April 2025 and covers the 12-month period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Its recorded value is £120,063.27 including the published currency of GBP. The award notice records cumulative regulated call-off spend during that period, rather than a new invitation to tender. The lot states that award criteria and price and quality weightings do not apply to this cumulative-spend publication. The contract status is active.

For businesses that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates established demand from Scottish Borders Council for recruitment advertising and public information notices at a substantial local-authority scale. A credible future competitor would need to deliver both recruitment advertising and public notice campaigns, understand public-sector communications requirements, and operate through an appropriate Scottish Government framework or comparable compliant route. The recorded competition was limited to one bid, while the successful supplier was a large organisation, indicating that the buyer accepted a provider with sufficient capacity to handle recurring council communications and recruitment activity. Relevant experience should therefore include reliable campaign delivery, public-sector account management, accurate publication of notices and the operational resources to support a council-wide requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Advertising & Public Information Notices (2024)

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Government Framework for Recruitment Advertising and Public Information Notices by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend for Recruitment Advertising and Public Information Notices from the Scottish Government Framework (Reference no. SP-24-015) during the period 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026.. The award criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837668
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561347
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

79341000 - Advertising services

79341200 - Advertising management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£120,063 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months 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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Penna Plc

Further Information

Notice Documents

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