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title: "PROC 24-2598 - Provision of Job Advert services for Public Sector Vacancies (Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04920d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-03-31"
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# PROC 24-2598 - Provision of Job Advert services for Public Sector Vacancies (Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement)

Buyer: SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04920d

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## Summary

The Scottish Police Authority is initiating the tender process "PROC 24-2598 - Provision of Job Advert Services for Public Sector Vacancies (Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement)" within the Classification CPV: 79600000 for recruitment services. The procurement category is services, specifically aimed at recruiting staff for various roles within Police Scotland by leveraging job board credits to publish vacancies on multiple online job platforms. Located in Dalmarnock, Glasgow (G40 4EH), the tender stage is currently active with a closing date for submissions on September 19, 2024, at 12:00 PM. Key dates include the end of the tender period and the beginning of the award period on the same date.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses offering job advertising services to expand their clientele by servicing public sector recruitment needs. Suitable businesses should have robust experience in delivering similar services, hold requisite insurances, and possess quality management credentials. Prospective suppliers will compete on criteria combining quality and price, with a multi-supplier framework agreement ensuring ongoing demand and business continuity for high-calibre external applicants for various roles including police officers, IT specialists, project managers, and finance professionals. Businesses that can demonstrate strong capacity, economic stability, and adherence to statutory requirements for equality, data protection, and employment can expect to leverage substantial growth from successful participation in this framework agreement.

## Notice

The recruitment department within Police Scotland regularly have a requirement to publish job adverts on recruitment platforms to reach the wide recruitment pool via the use of job board credits. Therefore the Authority has a requirement to put in place a compliant Multi- supplier framework Agreement for the ongoing purchase of job board credits from a range of suitable online job board platforms for staff recruitment. This will enable the recruitment department to have control over where and when adverts are published and on which platforms, in the hope that it will attract high calibre external applicants for Business as usual (BAU) and hard to fill niche roles for both The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and Police Scotland. The list below details job roles that the Authority have been required to advertise through the use of job board credits, however please note that this list is not exhaustive and shall be subject to change throughout the Framework period: - Police Officer all roles and ranks - Project managers - IT specific job roles - Change Management - Forensics specific job roles - Procurement specific job roles - Finance specific job roles - Service Centre specific job roles

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Open Tender (FTS)

Renewal: Contract will be renewed at the end of the contract period Including extensions if activated)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011906-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Contract will be renewed at the end of contract period |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | COSLA; CV LIBRARY; S1 JOBS; SATOS MEDIA; STEPSTONE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79611000 - Job search services

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2025 at 07:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011906-2025
- 20 Aug 2024 at 11:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026445-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.spa.police.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000775651
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19762
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html?VISITORID=4acc5fc4-e9c2-429e-b7f9-b717d907d3c4

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