Engaging specialist recruitment company

Official notice

Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£59,600published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to GatenbySanderson Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Intention to carry out an exemption to our contract standing order to engage the services of a specialist recruitment company The services required are strictly necessary because of extreme and unavoidable urgency and cannot be awarded in a competitive tendering procedure.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79600000 Recruitment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Oct 2025, 10:56 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2025, 10:56 BST
Authority reference: Not applicable
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-067723
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d23b Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
23 Oct 2025, 10:56 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £59,6001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GatenbySanderson LimitedRecruitment Agency 3 Nov 2025 – 8 May 2026	£59,600	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torfaen County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDNG-5431-HGYV Civic Centre, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 0LSContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Gatenby SandersonAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPPP-1822-DCYQ 14 King Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 2HLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2025, 10:56 BST