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title: "Professional Networking Platform Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038509"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038509.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY"
published: "2022-11-16"
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# Professional Networking Platform Services

Buyer: SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038509

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## Summary

The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland have planned a procurement process for Professional Networking Platform Services. This exercise aims to assess market interest and capabilities. The service required is to maintain a social networking platform for professionals, facilitating job advertising and candidate sourcing. Interested parties must note their interest by 12 noon, Friday 25th November 2022. The procurement is in the planning stage and falls under the services category of recruitment services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering networking platform services and recruitment solutions. Companies with expertise in social media platforms, professional networking, and recruitment services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The buying organisation, Scottish Police Authority, based in Glasgow, is seeking a single supplier for this annual service. This opportunity aligns with businesses in the digital marketing, recruitment, and professional networking sectors.

## Notice

The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland (hereafter referred to as 'the Authority') has released this PIN, the objective of this exercise is to determine the level of interest and capability within the marketplace. The Authority (Police Scotland) has a requirement for a single supplier to provide an annual, renewable service to their social networking platform for professionals, to allow the Authority to advertise roles, events and projects. Giving the Authority the functionality to directly source candidates and advertise jobs to the network of professionals looking for new opportunities, as well as passive potential candidates. The Authority requires this service to allow its internal recruitment team access to networks of professionals with skillsets relevant to The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland, allowing direct sourcing of potential candidates, interact/network with professionals, to help with recruitment selection objectives. In additional the Authority require the function to advertise our own jobs, targeting external audiences, such as senior and critical staff vacancy roles, hard to fill niche roles. This exercise is being carried out in advance of any formal procurement exercise. It is not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise. At this point in time no date for the formal procurement exercise is known. Any information contained within the PIN is subject to change. Please note your interest by 12 noon, Friday 25th November 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland (hereafter referred to as 'the Authority') has released this PIN, the objective of this exercise is to determine the level of interest and capability within the marketplace. The Authority (Police Scotland) has a requirement for a single supplier to provide an annual, renewable service to their social networking platform for professionals, to allow the Authority to advertise roles, events and projects. Giving the Authority the functionality to directly source candidates and advertise jobs to the network of professionals looking for new opportunities, as well as passive potential candidates. The Authority requires this service to allow its internal recruitment team access to networks of professionals with skillsets relevant to The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland, allowing direct sourcing of potential candidates, interact/network with professionals, to help with recruitment selection objectives. In additional the Authority require the function to advertise our own jobs, targeting external audiences, such as senior and critical staff vacancy roles, hard to fill niche roles. This exercise is being carried out in advance of any formal procurement exercise. It is not a pre-qualification or tendering exercise. At this point in time no date for the formal procurement exercise is known. Any information contained within the PIN is subject to change. Please note your interest by 12 noon, Friday 25th November 2022. Additional information: Please note your interest by 12 noon, Friday 25th November 2022.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032554-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G51 1DZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Govan |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow South West |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79341000 - Advertising services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment

## Release History

- 16 Nov 2022 at 16:32 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032554-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.spa.police.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000713679
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=713679
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19762

## Provenance

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