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title: "CP1374-16 Recruitment Advertising Agency"
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# CP1374-16 Recruitment Advertising Agency

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-238ccc85-29a6-4c2a-b9cf-204fee965d26

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## Summary

Devon County Council (DCC) is seeking a Recruitment Advertising Agency through an open tender process. The project, titled "CP1374-16 Recruitment Advertising Agency," aims to enhance DCC's recruitment procedures to support its 14,537 staff serving the county's population of 766,100. The tender was published on 23 May 2017, with a submission deadline on 23 June 2017. The contract, valued at £2,000,000, is set to commence on 1 September 2017 and will extend until 31 August 2019. The geographical focus for service delivery is in the South West region of England, and the tender falls under the category of business services, including recruitment, marketing, and consulting.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for recruitment agencies, particularly those that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to collaborate with a major public sector organisation. Businesses that excel in media planning and buying, creative advertisement development, and employer branding strategies will find themselves well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, firms with expertise in digital consultancy and data analysis of recruitment outcomes may strengthen their bids, positioning themselves to contribute to the effective staffing needs of DCC and its partnered organisations.

## Notice

Devon County Council (DCC) is 1 of the region's largest employers, with 14 537 staff providing services to 766 100 people across the county. As a provider of public services, we are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery. The Human Resources (HR) team supports managers across DCC, other local authorities including District Councils, not for profit organisations and external customers, with all their routine recruitment needs. DCC's HR team will act as a central point for all recruitment procedures, both for the authority, and its external customers. To recruit staff effectively, DCC needs to access a broad range of recruitment advertising and other resource related services, making use of several different kinds of approaches in order to attract the most suitable candidates, both to fill its own needs and those of the not for profit partner organisations with which we work. DCC requires suppliers to provide the following tasks: - Media planning and buying (including negotiating discounts on behalf of the customer); - Develop and place job advertisements for job vacancies (routine and creative via various media channels); - Provide all services in relation to production (including proofreading, copy editing, copy writing and type setting.); - Provide all services in relation to creative work (including design, specialist artwork, print work etc.); - Conduct media and recruitment research; - Assist in developing an employer branding strategy; - Monitor the quality of final advert production; - Provide an analysis of advertising outcomes (for example, number of views per media with number of applications made). - Provide advice on media recruitment topics such as: - Sourcing strategies, - Search engine optimisation, - Web based services and social media, - Use of advertisement wording, - Appropriate media selection, - Cost effective media selection, - Reaching the target audience, - Composite style adverts and advert content. Provide other related media and related services which will include: - Account management, - Campaign management, - Digital consultancy,

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/049023c5-d9e4-419a-a0cb-95debf83e540 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Sep 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jun 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Sep 2017 |
| Contract period | 11 Sep 2017 - 11 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| 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 | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 12 Sep 2017 at 13:22 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/049023c5-d9e4-419a-a0cb-95debf83e540
- 23 May 2017 at 14:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/049023c5-d9e4-419a-a0cb-95debf83e540

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/049023c5-d9e4-419a-a0cb-95debf83e540
  23rd May 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

## Provenance

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