Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ofsted · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- LinkedIn Unlimited
- Value
- £53,280
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 090221-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Sep 2026
- Published23 Sep 2026Published the same day
Description
Access to the LinkedIn Recruitment Platform, which is an essential tool used by the HR team to support recruitment activities, including sourcing, identifying and engaging with potential candidates. This contract was awarded via G-Cloud 14 Framework
About the supplier
LinkedIn Unlimited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00477441).