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Official procurement procedure
Executive Search Process for Vice-Chancellor role and Chief Executive Role (with option to extend for other Executive Search processes)
Recruitment services
Published value
£160,000
Submission deadline 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER: "Executive Search Process for Vice-Chancellor role and Chief Executive Role (with option to extend for other Executive Search processes)". Published status: active. Published value: £160,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £160,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
-0.6%Historical Average
Competition Density
8.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Aramark LimitedTop vendor: 88.4% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 15 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Aramark Limited | 1 win | £12,000,000 |
| CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED | 1 win | £375,000 |
| The Digital Garage Group Limited | 1 win | £262,418 |
| TRIDENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD | 1 win | £228,935 |
| BLACKBULLION LTD | 1 win | £150,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT | Last source update6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationRecruitment services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-064ab1 | ||
What is being bought
The current Vice-Chancellor confirmed an intention to retire from Higher Education in January 2026 and will leave the University in the summer.
As such, the University is now seeking to appoint an Executive Search Firm to run the end-to-end search process for a new Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer.
To include attraction, search, longlisting/ shortlisting and selection activities as minimum requirements. Other value-add services as may be required, e.g. selection psychometrics etc.
Full details can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/winchester
Return Date: 12 Noon 6th March 2026
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £160,000
6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT - Status changed to active
6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT - Official notice release published
6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT - Buyer information updated
6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£160,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT - Submission deadline
6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER
Contracting authority GB-COH-05969256Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 6 Feb 2026, 19:44 GMT
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