Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1e-5e68-713d-a42b-32c67a437121/e007pc-hr-recruitment-advertising awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # E007PC HR Recruitment Advertising [Essex County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) Estimated value £400,000 Published 9 Jan 2026 Deadline Closed 8 Dec 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The objectives of the procurement are: - ECC can call upon subject matter expertise and advice in relation to recruitment advertising, so that we are ahead of the curve in attracting the best and most suitable talent into our organisation. - ECC can call also upon subject matter expertise and advice in relation to recruitment advertising for our public sector customers (as listed above). - To ensure our talent pool population grows significantly, via effective promotion of the platform in the right channels. - That the attraction approaches selected by ECC and our customers are underpinned by robust and clear return on investment (ROI) data to inform all future decisions - That digital is placed at the forefront of talent attraction. - That our methods are innovative, market leading, attention grabbing and future proof. - That ECC is positioned in the market with a strong, clear employer value proposition and brand that continues to be articulated through specific attraction (individual and campaigns). - That our EVP has evolved constantly, to remain fresh and exciting. - That our brand not only represent ECC but can be re-purposed to represent specific areas of the business such as Social Care, ensuring they are able to maintain their individual identity, whilst still clearly being part of the Essex brand family. - That ECC is informed and ready for future workforce trends and able to deliver strategic workforce planning underpinned by considered, informed and pro-active attraction techniques. - To ensure that recruitment advertising activities reach the target audience and generate suitable candidates for recruitment exercises. - That ECC can attract talent effectively and quickly to our known hard to fill areas, to underpin robust strategic workforce planning. - That all services are available to ECC and any customer we represent. Read full description ## CPV classification Advertising and marketing services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8c720573-e48b-4af1-9b3d-e31148210912) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Essex County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 · Procurement for Housing · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4909-7303-a67f-9c3bff3eb4d8/social-housing-emerging-disrupters-6) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge)