Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Mr Andrew Beaver
Telephone: +44 333
E-mail: Andrew.beaver@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
E007PC HR Recruitment Advertising
Reference number: DN796394
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79340000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The objectives of the procurement are:
1. ECC can call upon subject matter expertise and advice in relation to recruitment advertising, so that we are ahead of the curve in attracting the best and most suitable talent into our organisation.
2. ECC can call also upon subject matter expertise and advice in relation to recruitment advertising for our public sector customers (as listed above).
3. To ensure our talent pool population grows significantly, via effective promotion of the platform in the right channels.
4. That the attraction approaches selected by ECC and our customers are underpinned by robust and clear return on investment (ROI) data to inform all future decisions
5. That digital is placed at the forefront of talent attraction.
6. That our methods are innovative, market leading, attention grabbing and future proof.
7. That ECC is positioned in the market with a strong, clear employer value proposition and brand that continues to be articulated through specific attraction (individual and campaigns).
8. That our EVP has evolved constantly, to remain fresh and exciting.
9. That our brand not only represent ECC but can be re-purposed to represent specific areas of the business such as Social Care, ensuring they are able to maintain their individual identity, whilst still clearly being part of the Essex brand family.
10. That ECC is informed and ready for future workforce trends and able to deliver strategic workforce planning underpinned by considered, informed and pro-active attraction techniques.
11. To ensure that recruitment advertising activities reach the target audience and generate suitable candidates for recruitment exercises.
12. That ECC can attract talent effectively and quickly to our known hard to fill areas, to underpin robust strategic workforce planning.
13. That all services are available to ECC and any customer we represent.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objectives of the procurement are:
1. ECC can call upon subject matter expertise and advice in relation to recruitment advertising, so that we are ahead of the curve in attracting the best and most suitable talent into our organisation.
2. ECC can call also upon subject matter expertise and advice in relation to recruitment advertising for our public sector customers (as listed above).
3. To ensure our talent pool population grows significantly, via effective promotion of the platform in the right channels.
4. That the attraction approaches selected by ECC and our customers are underpinned by robust and clear return on investment (ROI) data to inform all future decisions
5. That digital is placed at the forefront of talent attraction.
6. That our methods are innovative, market leading, attention grabbing and future proof.
7. That ECC is positioned in the market with a strong, clear employer value proposition and brand that continues to be articulated through specific attraction (individual and campaigns).
8. That our EVP has evolved constantly, to remain fresh and exciting.
9. That our brand not only represent ECC but can be re-purposed to represent specific areas of the business such as Social Care, ensuring they are able to maintain their individual identity, whilst still clearly being part of the Essex brand family.
10. That ECC is informed and ready for future workforce trends and able to deliver strategic workforce planning underpinned by considered, informed and pro-active attraction techniques.
11. To ensure that recruitment advertising activities reach the target audience and generate suitable candidates for recruitment exercises.
12. That ECC can attract talent effectively and quickly to our known hard to fill areas, to underpin robust strategic workforce planning.
13. That all services are available to ECC and any customer we represent.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Call-off under Lot 1 of the Eastern Shires Procurement Organisation's Advertising Solutions Framework 3a_24.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: E007PC HR Recruitment Advertising
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PeopleScout Limited (Trading as TMP Worldwide)
265, Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7RQ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/01/2026