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title: "Recruitment and Advertising Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT"
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# Recruitment and Advertising Services

Buyer: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-044e8ddd-3002-48bf-b59b-85393fcbfdba

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## Summary

The NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) organisation has completed a procurement process for Recruitment and Advertising Services within the advertising and marketing sector. The awarded contract, titled "Recruitment and Advertising Services," focuses on enhancing NHSBT’s recruitment advertising capabilities to support diversity and inclusion objectives. The selective procurement method, a call-off from a framework agreement, ensures the efficient execution of advertising campaigns across various media channels. The contract, awarded on 24 June 2024, runs from 24 June 2024 to 23 June 2027, and is valued at £600,000. The services will be delivered primarily in England, with delivery addresses including BS34 7QH in the United Kingdom.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment, advertising, and marketing services. Companies with expertise in creative talent attraction strategies, diverse advertising media, and campaign management would find this contract advantageous for growth. Given the criteria favouring SMEs, businesses that can offer efficient, inclusive, and high-quality advertising services are well-positioned to benefit. The successful supplier, PENNA PLC, exemplifies the type of business capable of leveraging this opportunity to enhance their market foothold through partnership with a major public health organisation.

## Notice

Provision of Recruitment Advertising Service that must be efficient, creative and effective. To partner with a supplier who can provide comprehensive and effective recruitment advertising services, which attract a wide range of candidates and support NHSBT's diversity and inclusion objectives. NHSBT use recruitment advertising selectively, in response to vacancies that arise that require additional attraction channels, and planned campaigns. The requirement can be summarized as follows - * Advise NHSBT on effective strategies to attract talent though advertising and marketing across all types of media, online and offline * Efficiently execute campaigns, providing timely client communication * Where needed, write attractive and effective copy and create high quality designs in line with NHSBT brand * Provide data and evidence to support decision making * Ensure all attraction activities are inclusive and prioritise the attraction of a diverse range of applicants.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e87ed58-17fe-4c3a-aedd-62a43a3a473a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 23 Jun 2024 - 23 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £600,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT |
| Locality | FILTON BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 7QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Filton |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PENNA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79341000 - Advertising services
- 79341100 - Advertising consultancy services
- 79341200 - Advertising management services
- 79341400 - Advertising campaign services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2024 at 14:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e87ed58-17fe-4c3a-aedd-62a43a3a473a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e87ed58-17fe-4c3a-aedd-62a43a3a473a
  12th August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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