AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Companies House awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract with INDEED UK OPERATIONS LIMITED for access to the Indeed/Glassdoor recruitment platform, including Sponsored Jobs and Employer Branding Hub/company-page services.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for supplier INDEED UK OPERATIONS LIMITED.
Market significanceThe arrangement covers recruitment-platform services for a central-government public authority, with a published contract value of £77,228.25 excluding VAT (£99,647 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INDEED UK OPERATIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £77,228.25 excluding VAT; £99,647 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Verified company name and number 07606577 are supplied. Award 1 names Indeed UK Operations Ltd as supplier and contract 1 is linked to award 1. The value is published on contract 1, not separately allocated at lot level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 7 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£77,228.25
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Contract 1 value.amount is 77228.25 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£99,647
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 99647 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract contains one value and lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-07.
Contract end
99% confidence6 October 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-10-06.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract-details notice datePublished/published_at is 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIndeed/Glassdoor recruitment platform access
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Published title is "Indeed/Glassdoor" and description states "Indeed/Glassdoor Recruitment Platform access."
Services included
99% confidenceSponsored Jobs and Employer Branding Hub, including Indeed and Glassdoor Company Pages
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Published description expressly lists these services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
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Award 1 main procurement category is services and its item has CPV 79600000, Recruitment services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description published
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Tender data lists lot 1 only, with no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation or award rationale published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence7 October 2026 to 6 October 2028
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Contract period runs from 2026-10-07 to 2028-10-06.
Published duration
98% confidenceApproximately 24 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceA direct below-threshold purchase was used for a defined recruitment-platform bundle.
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The published method is direct, below threshold without competition; the description identifies platform access, Sponsored Jobs and branding services.
Supplier concentration
99% confidenceThe published record identifies one supplier for the single lot.
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One supplier is listed on award 1 and tender data contains one lot.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice type and evidential status
99% confidenceThis is a contract details notice with explicit active contract, signature date and contract period.
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Notice is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender"; contract 1 status is active and includes dateSigned and period.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 07606577.
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Supplier verification status is verified with exact_name match and verified company name INDEED UK OPERATIONS LIMITED.
Unpublished fields
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, lot-level value, bid count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and renewal terms are not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot title and detailed lot scope were not published.
- No separate lot value or pricing breakdown was published.
- Information on bids, competing suppliers, evaluation and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Companies HouseINDEED UK OPERATIONS LIMITEDIndeed Glassdoorrecruitment platformrecruitment servicesSponsored JobsEmployer Branding Hubpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Companies House Indeed/Glassdoor contract?
INDEED UK OPERATIONS LIMITED, verified under company number 07606577.
What is the published contract value?
£77,228.25 excluding VAT and £99,647 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 7 October 2026 to 6 October 2028.
Was the contract competed?
The notice states that it was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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