Executive Search: DG Recruitment

Official notice

Authority: HM Treasury (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£65,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Korn Ferry (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Director General recruitment for HM Treasury.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Director General recruitment for HM TreasuryAwarded

Director General recruitment for HM Treasury. Fixed term, fixed cost requirement.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: In the event that the Buyer is not content with the quality of applicants at any stage, the Buyer reserves the right to ask the Supplier to re-launch the recruitment process.

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: 19 Nov 2025, 16:03 GMT
Last source update: 19 Nov 2025, 16:03 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-075367
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e4b3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was a Direct Award to Korn Ferry (UK) Ltd, under the CCS Executive and Non-Executive Recruitment Services Framework RM6290. Due to the urgency and sensitive nature of the role needing to be recruited, a direct award was the most suitable route to market, and therefore did not require a prior publication on Find a Tender.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £65,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Korn Ferry (UK) Limited	£65,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 075367-2025-P12055-1 · Korn Ferry (UK) Limited
Signed
14 Nov 2025
Value
£65,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HM Treasury

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEconomic affairs 1 Horse Guards Rd, London, London, SW1A2HQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Korn Ferry (UK) LtdAwarded supplier 14 Ryder Street, London, SW1Y 6QB, London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.