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# Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/executive-and-senior-specialist-search-and-associated-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03116e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions of Scotland, the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NWUPC), the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NEUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales and its members (HEPCW), the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium its members (SUPC), and the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), NHS National Procurement and its members, Scotland Excel and its members, Scottish Central Government Bodies. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed on Appendix E - List of Institutions. Published lot titles: 1A - Executive Search roles >GBP100K - Scotland; 1B Executive Search roles GBP65K - GBP100K - Scotland; 1C Senior Specialist Search roles GBP40K - GBP65K Scotland; 2A Executive…

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £28,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 March 2022 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 10
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03116e`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/executive-and-senior-specialist-search-and-associated-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03116e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/executive-and-senior-specialist-search-and-associated-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03116e#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions of Scotland, the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NWUPC), the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NEUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales and its members (HEPCW), the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium its members (SUPC), and the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), NHS National Procurement and its members, Scotland Excel and its members, Scottish Central Government Bodies.
Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed on Appendix E - List of Institutions.
The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies

## Lots (10)
### Lot 1: 1A - Executive Search roles >GBP100K - Scotland
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in Scotland. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary greater than GBP100K per annum....

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: 1B Executive Search roles GBP65K - GBP100K - Scotland
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in Scotland. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary between GBP65K and GBP100K per ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: 1C Senior Specialist Search roles GBP40K - GBP65K Scotland
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior specialist level roles based in Scotland. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary between GBP40K and GBP65K per annu...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: 2A Executive Search roles >GBP100K - England/Wales
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in England and Wales. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary greater than GBP100K p...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: 2B Executive Search roles GBP65K - GBP100K - England/Wales
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in England and Wales. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary between GBP65K and GBP...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: 2C Senior Specialist Search roles GBP40K - GBP65K - England/Wales
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior specialist level roles based in England and Wales. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary between GBP40K and GBP65K...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: 3A Non remunerated Chairs of Court and members of governing committees and boards - Scotland
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for non-remunerated Chairs and members of governing committees and board roles based in Scotland.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractor...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: 3B Non remunerated Chairs of Court and members of governing committees and boards - England/Wales
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for non-remunerated Chairs and members of governing committees and board roles based in England and Wales.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 C...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: 4 International roles for overseas locations - UK
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in overseas locations. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles.
The Authority is seeking to appoin...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: 5 Recruitment related services - UK
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for recruitment related services to support the recruitment activities of the institutions. The activities that may be included would be:
- Succession planning
- Board reviews
- Salary and remuneration benchmarking
- Skills audit
- Candid...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005528-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-01T10:58:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-02T03:56:00.918Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03116e