Official UK procurement notice
Engaging specialist recruitment company
Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL16)
Awarded value£74,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to VIVID RESOURCING DIV GV2 RECRUITMENT GRP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing an extensive advertising campaign, including advertising via the Council’s own website and through national recruitment platforms Indeed and Guardian Jobs, no appointment was secured.
Due to the urgency of the situation the intention is to use specialist recruitment agency to proceed with the engagement of the identified specialist resource on an interim basis for a period of approximately 6 months
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 9 Apr 2026, 14:20 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2026, 14:20 BST
- Authority reference
T.4616- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032448- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f1cFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published9 Apr 2026, 14:20 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £74,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIVID RESOURCING DIV GV2 RECRUITMENT GRPSpecialist Recruitment Agency 11 May 2026 – 20 Nov 2026 | £74,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vivid Resourcing division of G2V Recruitment Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender