Official UK procurement notice
002891 RECRUITMENT SERVICES · UK public procurement notice
Authority: British Library Board (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£46,800published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Sept 2026
Awarded to Osborne Thomas Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a fully managed executive recruitment service for six British Library roles: 4 x HR Business
Partners, 1 x Head of People Operations, and 1 x Head of Health & Safety. The service includes recruitment
campaign design, executive search, market mapping, candidate sourcing, advertising, candidate
assessment and interview support, offer management, onboarding assistance, and end-to-end project
management to secure high-quality candidates
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Oct 2026, 17:59 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 17:59 BST
- Authority reference
002891- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094016- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07812cFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published5 Oct 2026, 17:59 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £46,8001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne Thomas LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
RECRUITMENT SERVICES · Osborne Thomas LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2026
- Value
- £46,800
- Period
- 24 Sept 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender