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LinkedIn Recruitment Platform

Ofsted · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 16:33.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

LinkedIn Unlimited

Match pending…
Contract value
£53.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Sept 2026
Award ID
090221-2026-CON 1680-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 477441
Location
Dublin, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

  • 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 FrameworkValue not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CON 1680
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Section 41, Schedule 5 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS/EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS Due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
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
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Options

Description
Optional 1 year extension available

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ofsted
Id
GB-FTS-161231

Identifier

Legal Name
Ofsted
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Piccadilly Gate, Store Street
Locality
Manchester
Region
UKD33
Postal Code
M12WD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Stephen Polese

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
LinkedIn Unlimited
Id
GB-COH-477441

Identifier

Legal Name
LinkedIn Unlimited
Id
477441
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Dublin
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Ofsted
Id
GB-FTS-46614

Identifier

Legal Name
Ofsted

Address

Locality
Manchester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
090221-2026-CON 1680-1
Title
LinkedIn Recruitment Platform
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-477441
Name
LinkedIn Unlimited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
090221-2026-CON 1680-1
Award ID
090221-2026-CON 1680-1
Title
LinkedIn Recruitment Platform
Status
active
Date Signed
23 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
53,280
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M12WD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 090221-2026award, contract ·