--- title: "Staff Recruitment Advertising Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Coventry University" published: "2026-08-25" --- # Staff Recruitment Advertising Services Buyer: Coventry University Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd7.json) ## Summary Coventry University procured staff recruitment advertising services, classified as recruitment services (CPV 79600000). The requirement is to support the University Group’s staff recruitment by providing proactive strategic and tactical media buying. The supplier is expected to work with the University’s central People team, including Talent Acquisition, as well as procurement and other university departments. The service complements the university’s core recruitment activities rather than replacing them. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. This is a service requirement for an organisation in the education sector, suited to providers that plan and purchase recruitment advertising media and can coordinate activity across a large, multi-department university group. The procurement has completed and an award was made to Penna PLC. The contract is active and was signed on 19 May 2026. Its value is £150,000. The process used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, because the contract was being extended under an existing agreement to maintain continuity of service. The procurement involved a framework agreement and was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. Price was the stated award criterion. One bid was recorded for the lot, and an option was included to extend the arrangement to 31 December 2027 subject to review. This award demonstrates established demand from Coventry University for specialist recruitment advertising and media buying to support staff hiring across the United Kingdom. A credible future competitor would need to combine recruitment-sector advertising expertise with strategic planning and tactical purchasing across relevant media channels. The work calls for a proactive service that can complement an internal recruitment function, translate hiring needs into effective advertising activity and coordinate delivery with Talent Acquisition, procurement and other university departments. Suppliers should therefore be able to manage a structured relationship with a large education organisation, provide clear commercial control over media buying and support recruitment activity across multiple university functions. ## Notice Coventry University is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified staff Recruitment Advertising Services Supplier to support the recruitment of Staff. The Appointed bidder will be expected to work with the University Central People team ( Talent Acquisition). Procurement and other department of the university Group to Provide a Proactive strategic and tactical media buying Services to complement the University's core recruitment activities. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Coventry University is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified staff Recruitment Advertising Services Supplier to support the recruitment of Staff. The Appointed bidder will be expected to work with the University Central People team ( Talent Acquisition). Procurement and other department of the university Group to Provide a Proactive strategic and tactical media buying Services to complement the University's core recruitment activities. Options: Option to extend to 31 December 2027 subject to review. ### Procurement Information The contract is being extended under the provisions of the existing agreement and applicable procurement legislation. The modification is required to maintain continuity of service and does not constitute a new procurement requirement. This notice is published to provide transparency regarding the contract change ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080978-2026 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 May 2026 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £150,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Coventry University | | Locality | COVENTRY | | Postcode area | Coventry | | Postcode | CV1 5FB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | St Michael's | | Westminster constituency | Coventry South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Penna PLC. | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79600000 - Recruitment services ## Release History - 25 Aug 2026 at 16:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080978-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.coventry.ac.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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