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Published 14 Mar 2025, 13:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ICT Recruitment Agency · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£42,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Portare Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ODS is requires a specialist recruitment agency for 6 roles in the Corporate Services Team.

ODS require a retained recruitment contract with fixed fees. The contract will run for a

maximum of 12 months and will not be extended.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

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
14 Mar 2025, 13:42 GMT
Last source update
14 Mar 2025, 13:49 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009452
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed52 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 Mar 2025, 13:42 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 Mar 2025, 13:49 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £42,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Portare Solutions LimitedSMERecruitment - ICT Roles2 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026£42,00014 Mar 2025Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 10719222 · GB-PPON: PGHW-1955-ZBLX Cowley Marsh Depot, Oxford, South East, OX4 2HHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Portare Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier 23 Sherwood Close, Leatherhead, South East, KT2 29QTContact email
  • Portare Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier 23 Sherwood Close,, Leatherhead, South East, KT229QTContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender