--- title: "HSCCA Recruitment" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c66" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077c66" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077c66.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077c66.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-09-29" --- # HSCCA Recruitment Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c66 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077c66) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077c66.json) ## Summary Southampton City Council bought recruitment search and selection services for the Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority (HSCCA). The supplier was to recruit the authority’s initial group of 25–40 people across permanent and fixed-term roles. This is a recruitment services requirement, focused on finding and selecting candidates rather than supplying general staffing. The work supports the formation of the new authority through recruitment to its first wave of posts. The stated delivery location is the United Kingdom; the procurement does not identify a more specific delivery site. The buyer is Southampton City Council, procuring on behalf of HSCCA. The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected: Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026, with an awarded value of £252,764. The contract period is not stated. The process used a further competition under ESPO Framework Agreement 3S-22 for Strategic HR Services, using a limited procedure without a separately published competition notice. The award followed the framework’s call-off rules. The stated evaluation criterion was price. The procurement concerned one lot, which is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the published outcome names Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd as the awarded supplier. The process received 19 bids. An extension option of 12 months was described. For recruitment firms, this award demonstrates demand from Southampton City Council for a search-and-selection partner able to mobilise quickly and recruit a sizeable first cohort for a combined county authority. A credible competitor would need the capacity to manage multiple vacancies at once, covering both permanent and fixed-term appointments, and to deliver candidate search and selection at pace. Experience supporting public-sector or newly established organisations with coordinated recruitment would be relevant to the requirement. The buyer used a further competition through an established strategic HR services framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need access to an appropriate framework route and the ability to compete on price. This is a defined recruitment assignment rather than a broad staffing supply contract. ## Notice Search and selection supplier for the rapid recruitment of the initial wave of 25-40 roles (permanent and fixed term) into Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority (HSCCA). ### Lot Information Lot 1 Search and selection supplier for the rapid recruitment of the initial wave of 25-40 roles (permanent and fixed term) into Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority (HSCCA). Options: 12 month extension option ### Procurement Information The contract was awarded following a further competition conducted under ESPO Framework Agreement 3S-22 Strategic HR Services. The framework agreement was established following a compliant procurement procedure and the contract was awarded in accordance with the framework agreement call-off provisions. A separate contract notice was not required because the procurement was undertaken through an existing framework agreement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091847-2026 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 29 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | 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 | £252,764 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Postcode area | Southampton | | Postcode | SO14 7LY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Bargate | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79600000 - Recruitment services ## Release History - 29 Sep 2026 at 12:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091847-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.southampton.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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