Official UK procurement notice
Office for Students: Executive Search Services
Authority: Office for Students (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe OfS requires a full search service that includes all appropriate deliverables for a complete recruitment cycle through to appointment for Directors and Senior Management roles.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Dec 2022, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2023, 16:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PRN1873- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010841- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a5dFind a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=774856005" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=774856005</a> GO Reference: GO-2023414-PRO-22544118
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
9 Jan 2023 → 14 Apr 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline9 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened9 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until9 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published14 Apr 2023, 16:04 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2023, 16:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GatenbySanderson Limited | £450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010841-2023-1 · GatenbySanderson Limited
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2023
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GatenbySanderson LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria