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title: "Permanent Recruitment Advertising Services for the Defra group"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ae63"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS"
published: "2026-06-05"
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# Permanent Recruitment Advertising Services for the Defra group

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ae63

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, located in London, has completed a direct award contract for permanent recruitment advertising services for the Defra group, with People Scout Limited as the supplier. The procurement process focused on the UKI region, relevant to the recruitment services industry, with a procurement stage currently in award. Beginning on 5th June 2026 and ending on 31st August 2028, the contract aims to provide comprehensive recruitment campaign support, incorporating equal opportunity principles and strategic resourcing solutions.

This procurement represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the recruitment services sector, particularly those proficient in delivering competitive advertising solutions and handling large-scale recruitment campaigns. With a contract value of £4,500,000, the service requirement includes innovative approaches to candidate engagement, thus appealing to businesses capable of providing market intelligence and adhering to rigorous financial reporting standards. Companies specialising in diversity and inclusion strategy development and those experienced in civil service recruitment standards would be well-suited to compete in similar future tenders.

## Notice

The contract covers Permanent Recruitment Campaigns for Defra group. The service includes: Campaign Attraction * Provide day to day recruitment advertising solutions for Defra Strategic Resourcing across Defra group, using market intelligence to support solutions and media recommendations for the best candidate engagement ensuring value for money. * Ensure Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are considered within every aspect of attraction and advertising, offering expert advice on advert content and where to place advertisements to increase diversity of candidate pool and support social mobility. Brand Development & Candidate Experience * Provide clear guidance on the most up-to-date methods of attraction & advertisement including how candidates apply, where they are looking and the best way to engage with passive candidates for agreed market sectors. * Create landing page options including layout and copy, incorporate approved media for recruitment campaigns worked through and agreed with the business or Strategic Resourcing lead. Management Information Service provider will provide a detailed breakdown of activity for each recruitment campaign service provider has managed. To include as a minimum: i. Detail of financial spend including savings procured on behalf of the client. This will be achieved by establishing a Defra finance compliant invoicing and charging service, which aligns to our finance system. ii. Media usage and performance of media e.g., click per view, geographical & diversity statistics. iii. Average cost per hire (metric and calculation to be agreed with supplier) iv. Recommendations for future campaigns Creative solutions are provided to support wider initiatives to increasing representation and government initiatives, such as Levelling Up and wider Civil Service Reform. Contract also provided for Sift and Assessment Services which requires TMP (PeopleScout) to undertake these activities in line with the agreed practices in place for Civil Service, NE and EA.

### Procurement Information

Direct award required to carry on service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053193-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 Jun 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,500,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEOPLE SCOUT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 5 Jun 2026 at 09:49 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053193-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053193-2026
  5th June 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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