FTS UK public procurement

Permanent Recruitment Advertising Services for the Defra group

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-06ae63
Tender valueNot supplied1 awards · 0 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 5 June 2026
Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Direct award
Category
Not supplied
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — Not supplied

Description

The contract covers Permanent Recruitment Campaigns for Defra group. The service includes: Campaign Attraction • Provide day to day recruitment advertising solutions for Defra Strategic Resourcing across Defra group, using market intelligence to support solutions and media recommendations for the best candidate engagement ensuring value for money. • Ensure Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are considered within every aspect of attraction and advertising, offering expert advice on advert content and where to place advertisements to increase diversity of candidate pool and support social mobility. Brand Development & Candidate Experience • Provide clear guidance on the most up-to-date methods of attraction & advertisement including how candidates apply, where they are looking and the best way to engage with passive candidates for agreed market sectors. • Create landing page options including layout and copy, incorporate approved media for recruitment campaigns worked through and agreed with the business or Strategic Resourcing lead. Management Information Service provider will provide a detailed breakdown of activity for each recruitment campaign service provider has managed. To include as a minimum: i. Detail of financial spend including savings procured on behalf of the client. This will be achieved by establishing a Defra finance compliant invoicing and charging service, which aligns to our finance system. ii. Media usage and performance of media e.g., click per view, geographical & diversity statistics. iii. Average cost per hire (metric and calculation to be agreed with supplier) iv. Recommendations for future campaigns Creative solutions are provided to support wider initiatives to increasing representation and government initiatives, such as Levelling Up and wider Civil Service Reform. Contract also provided for Sift and Assessment Services which requires TMP (PeopleScout) to undertake these activities in line with the agreed practices in place for Civil Service, NE and EA.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

1 shown
Pending

Permanent Recruitment Advertising Services for the Defra group

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
£4,500,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

2 parties
Buyer

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PNBD-3289-CDGX
Supplier

People Scout Limited

265 Tottenham Court Road, London, UKI31, W1T 7RQ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PHRR-2315-NZHL

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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