Official UK procurement notice
HSCCA Recruitment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSearch 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).
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 12:51 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 12:51 BST
- Authority reference
SCC-2026-0075- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091847- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c66Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited, | £252,764 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091847-2026-1 · Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2026
- Value
- £252,764
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England and Wales LondonReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Reed Specialist Recruitment LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.