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title: "Executive Search Process for Vice-Chancellor role and Chief Executive Role (with option to extend for other Executive Search processes)"
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# Executive Search Process for Vice-Chancellor role and Chief Executive Role (with option to extend for other Executive Search processes)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/executive-search-process-for-vice-chancellor-role-and-chief-executive-role-with-option-to--ocds-h6vhtk-064ab1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-winchester-urn-133880)
- **Published Value:** £160,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/executive-search-process-for-vice-chancellor-role-and-chief-executive-role-with-option-to--ocds-h6vhtk-064ab1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-064ab1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-search-process-for-vice-chancellor-role-and-chief-executive-role-with-option-to--ocds-h6vhtk-064ab1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fwinchester)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/executive-search-process-for-vice-chancellor-role-and-chief-executive-role-with-option-to--ocds-h6vhtk-064ab1#participate

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £160,000

- **Contract Period:** 29/03/2026 to 31/12/2026
- **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%2F011189-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-06T19:44:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:33:59.509Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-064ab1