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Specialist Planning Recruitment Services

South Holland District Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 12:27.

Opportunity overview

Provision of specialist recruitment services to support the Council's Planning Service through the continued engagement of an existing consultant.

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.

Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 13585289
Location
Wembley, UKI72, HA9 8HB, United Kingdom
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Sept 2026
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 13585289
Location
Wembley, UKI72, HA9 8HB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0775a2
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This Transparency Notice is issued in accordance with Section 44 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 26 of the Procurement Regulations 2024, which require publication of a transparency notice prior to making a direct award. The Council intends to enter into a direct award for the continued provision of specialist recruitment services with Stonehouse Recruitment Ltd, retaining the same consultant currently engaged on assignment The direct award is made under the permitted justification in Schedule 5 (technical reasons), as the continuation of the existing consultant is necessary to maintain service continuity and avoid disruption to the current recruitment programme. The consultant has specialist knowledge of the roles, candidate pipeline and compliance requirements. Furthermore, they have developed excellent working knowledge of the Council's Planning Systems and is carrying a large caseload of live applications, which would mean that letting the consultant leave and replacing them at this stage would result in significant duplication of work, delays in the determination of planning applications, and service inefficiency. The result would be a drop in the Council's nationally monitored KPI Planning performance, an adverse reputational impact upon the Planning Service and Council, and the possibility of planning fee refunds in accordance with the Planning Guarantee. The proposed direct award will extend the current arrangement for a further 12 months with the option to extend for a further 5 months to ensure continuity of service and allow the Council time to plan and implement any future procurement strategy in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. NOTE: there is only one contract for this contract details notice

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
South Holland District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLGG-6171-RCMJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLGG-6171-RCMJ

Address

Street Address
Council Offices, Priory Road
Locality
Spalding
Postal Code
PE11 2XE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF30

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTD
Id
GB-COH-07289357
Role Details
Procurement Support and Advice

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07289357

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHBH-6448-LMYZ

Address

Street Address
2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street
Locality
Salford
Postal Code
M3 5GS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
STONEHOUSE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-13585289

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
13585289

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLGV-3148-ZPCN

Address

Street Address
78 Wembley Park Drive
Locality
Wembley
Postal Code
HA9 8HB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI72

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13585289
Name
STONEHOUSE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13585289
Name
STONEHOUSE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
22 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Below threshold for KPI's

Period

Starts
31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
29 Oct 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1, 12 month period

Value

Including VAT
170,940
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
091720-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Sept 2026, 10:55
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
22 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Below threshold for KPI's

Period

Starts
31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1, 12 month period Note: there is only one contract

Value

Including VAT
0
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
091720-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Sept 2026, 10:55
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Spalding · UKF30 · PE11 2XE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 088779-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 091720-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·