CEO External Recruitment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£32,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Berwick Partners

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Executive Search for the CEO role for the West Midlands Combined Authority.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Aug 2025, 09:48 BST
Last source update: 15 Aug 2025, 09:48 BST
Authority reference: PRT-PEOP-ESG-2025-0001
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-048997
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058891 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Procurement was through a direct award to a framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £32,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Berwick Partners	£32,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 048997-2025-1 · Berwick Partners
Signed
31 Jul 2025
Value
£32,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B193SDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Berwick PartnersAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02770713 London, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.