Official UK procurement notice
Executive Agency Support for SCS3 Permanent Recruitment Campaign
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£60,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Korn Ferry (UK) Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of executive search and recruitment agency services for the appointment of the Department for Business and Trade's Director General Chief Operating Officer (SCS3), including candidate sourcing, due diligence, interview support and recruitment administration.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 14 Oct 2026, 09:20 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 09:20 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096791- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078710Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published14 Oct 2026, 09:20 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £60,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korn Ferry (UK) Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Korn Ferry (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 13 Oct 2026
- Value
- £60,000
- Period
- 13 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Korn FerryAwarded 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