Talent Acquisition Service
Details
- Buyer
- Somerset Council
- Supplier(s)
- Lichfield West Midlands Traded Services
- Duration
- 4 months
- Topic
- Recruitment services
- Published
- 17 November 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Planning Service has been experiencing considerable difficulties in recruitment and retention of staff in professional posts across the service since vesting day. It is heavily reliant on agency staff or external consultants to deliver the service which is not cost effective and has hindered the provision of an efficient service and has led to significant failure demand and complaints. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published17 November 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date17 November 2025
- Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026
About the buyer
Somerset Council is a unitary local authority that buys through its own central procurement team. Commissioning favours suppliers who can show social value, environmental impact and local supply chain benefits.
Quotes are invited from multiple suppliers for lower-value goods, works and services.
Over the past 5 years, most of Somerset Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and health and social work.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@somerset-council.gov |
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