---
title: "Engaging specialist recruitment company"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d23b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-10-23"
---

# Engaging specialist recruitment company

Buyer: TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d23b

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## Summary

The Torfaen County Borough Council is engaging in a procurement process to secure the services of a specialist recruitment company. The contract, titled "Engaging specialist recruitment company," falls under the services industry category, with recruitment services being the primary focus. This procurement is specifically governed by Welsh devolved regulations, although it follows a direct procurement method, positioned below threshold and without competition due to extreme urgency. The contract is located in the UK and is scheduled to commence on 3rd November 2025 and conclude on 8th May 2026. The award has been given to Gatenby Sanderson, a supplier based in Leeds, with networking opportunities explicitly positioned through a transparency notice published on the 23rd of October, 2025.

This tender provides significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment services. Companies similar to Gatenby Sanderson, particularly those structured as small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, may find similar contracts beneficial to pursue. While the contract was directly awarded due to unavoidable urgency, businesses that can offer specialised recruitment services efficiently and quickly could appeal to future requirements by local authorities. Engaging with such public procurement processes not only increases visibility but also enhances credibility and expands business networks within governmental sectors.

## Notice

Intention to carry out an exemption to our contract standing order to engage the services of a specialist recruitment company The services required are strictly necessary because of extreme and unavoidable urgency and cannot be awarded in a competitive tendering procedure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067723-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 3 Nov 2025 - 8 May 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £59,600 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | TORFAEN |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode | NP4 0LS |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL53 Gwent Valleys |
| Local authority | Torfaen |
| Electoral ward | Panteg |
| Westminster constituency | Torfaen |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GATENBY SANDERSON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2025 at 09:56 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067723-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067723-2025
  23rd October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.torfaen.gov.uk
- https://www.gatenbysanderson.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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