---
title: "Recruitment Advertising and Related Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0782f4"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Devon County Council"
published: "2026-10-07"
---

# Recruitment Advertising and Related Services

Buyer: Devon County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0782f4

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## Summary

Devon County Council requires recruitment advertising and related services to attract suitably qualified candidates across a wide range of council roles, including hard-to-fill and specialist posts. The work covers recruitment advertising, employer branding, media planning and buying, campaign management, and specialist advice on reaching diverse and under-represented candidate groups. The selected supplier is expected to support recruitment across the Council rather than a single named vacancy or occupational area. Delivery is associated with Devon, England.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly to PENNA PLC, without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. The award date was 7 October 2026. The award value is £160,000 excluding VAT (£192,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 30 April 2028, with an 18-month extension available at the Council’s discretion, giving a possible end date of 31 October 2029. The requirement was arranged as one lot, which was considered suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. The award is recorded as pending; the contract signature was scheduled for 30 October 2026.

For suppliers that did not win, this award signals Devon County Council’s continuing need for specialist recruitment marketing across varied roles, including posts that are difficult to fill. A credible competitor would need to combine recruitment advertising with employer-brand development, media planning and buying, and end-to-end campaign management. The Council also values specialist capability in reaching diverse and under-represented candidate groups, so evidence of effective audience targeting and inclusive recruitment campaigns would be relevant. The single-lot approach shows that the requirement was packaged as a coordinated service rather than divided into separate workstreams, while its stated SME suitability indicates that smaller providers may be able to compete if they can deliver the breadth of services required.

## Notice

The Council requires continued access to a specialist provider to support the attraction of suitably qualified candidates across a wide range of roles, including hard to fill and specialist posts. The scope of services includes recruitment advertising, employer branding, media planning and buying, campaign management, and specialist advice on reaching diverse and under represented candidate groups.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094848-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £160,000 |
| 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 | Devon County Council |
| Locality | EXETER, |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| 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

- 79341200 - Advertising management services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 15:08 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094848-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094848-2026
  7th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.penna.com
- https://devoneducationservices.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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