Published date: 25 January 2026

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 September 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

E14 4PU

Value of contract

£200,000 to £220,000

Procurement reference

CF-3356000D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

25 January 2026

Closing date

17 September 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 October 2025

Contract end date

29 October 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency requires a range of recruitment advertising and related services to help attract suitable candidates for some job vacancies, and reach diverse audiences for roles, including targeting specific demographics on request. We will not require support for all vacancies, so these Services shall be called off as and when required in conjunction with our standard recruitment advertising (Civil Service Jobs and Oracle Recruit).

The Service Provider shall also help develop an employer branding strategy to support the MHRA's positioning as an 'employer of choice' in the initial stages of the Contract, which will be implemented across the Services and be subject to regular review and updates as required.

The Service Provider shall provide secure access to an online web-accessed system interface/dashboard to facilitate the placing of orders/instructions (noting also these may be placed by email and/telephone), tracking progress, transmitting and approving advertisements, and if possible to view and download various performance information and Management Information (MI) etc. The system must be available 24 hours a day, 7 days every week (or as close to this as reasonably possible).

There shall be no commitment to commission Services nor guarantee of a minimum or any volume or value of work; nor any exclusivity with the Service Provider in relation to these Services.

Call-Off Contract from ESPO Framework reference 3A_24.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

30 December 2025

Contract start date

30 October 2025

Contract end date

29 October 2029

Total value of contract

£220,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PENNA PLC

Address

10 Bishops Square E1 6EG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Commercial Department

Address

10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
GB

Email

commercial@mhra.gov.uk