Closed tender

PLACE1003 Permanent Social Worker Quote

Details

Buyer: Derbyshire County Council
Topic: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Published: 18 November 2025
Submission: 28 November 2025
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Derbyshire County Council is seeking to obtain pricing information from recruitment agencies to enable a comprehensive comparison of charges associated with sourcing potential candidates. This process will ensure transparency and value for money by evaluating agency fees and any additional costs. The objective is to identify the most cost-effective and efficient options for meeting recruitment needs while maintaining quality standards. Suppliers are invited to submit pricing as a fee percentage of the salary of each individual permanent role. Keywords: Social workers, Recruitment

Timeline

Completed: Tender published18 November 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date28 November 2025

About the buyer

Derbyshire County Council is the local authority for the county of Derbyshire and organises its procurement by category under a five-year rolling strategy. Tender notices are published on Find a Tender, the Central Digital Platform, under the Procurement Act 2023. Documents for each tender are issued through the Proactis supplier portal, where suppliers register and set tailored alerts. Category management consolidates recurring spend into frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems. Three category leads cover corporate, property and ICT, people services, and place. Call-offs from ESPO frameworks for estates and language services are recorded as published council decisions.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Derbyshire County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

79000000 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@derbyshire-county-council.gov