Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Executive Search Services for Executive-Level (Senior Commission Staff) and Non-Executive and Public Crown Appointments
Authority: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Details notice for the provision of an Executive Search service for the Welsh Parliament.
The Commission sought to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified Executive Search provider to work in partnership with HR, the Chief Executive and Clerk, the Senior Leadership Team and Committee Clerking Teams to design and deliver open, transparent and inclusive recruitment campaigns with successful outcomes.
- How the procedure runs: We will advertise our requirement on the Sell2Wales and CDP portal where the Procurement documents will be available for immediate download by suppliers via our e-tendering portal, Bravo. Further to the evaluation of the Conditions of Participation, we will look to invite a minimum of 5 suppliers to tender (assuming 5 or more suitable suppliers respond to the Conditions of Participation).
- No preliminary market engagement: A quotation exercise for a very similar requirement was run by the Senedd in July 2025, where a number of suppliers were engaged and approached to submit a quote.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£166,666
- Economic & financial standing
As per Procurement Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per Procurement Documents
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As per Procurement Documents
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Delivery of Service Q. Please provide a brief, outlining how you will meet the requirements detailed in sections 4.2 - 4.10 of the specification. Max Score = 30 (attachment) Q. Please provide details that demonstrate your experience of recruitment campaigns, as per section 4.10 of the specification. As a minimum, responses should cover: - Success in conducting a breadth of high profile recruitment campaigns; - Successfully demonstrate inclusive recruitment practices and evidence of diversifying talent pipelines; and - References (two clients) Max Score = 20 (Attachment) Q. Ability to provide a bilingual service for candidates, as outlined in Section 4.7 of the specification Max Score = 5 (Attachment) Q. Please complete the Data Governance Questionnaire. Max Score = 5 (Attachment)
- Cost: Contract Costs Q. Please provide details of your costing model for a fixed campaign management fee, per annum, per campaign as per Section 4 and 5.2 of the Specification. Please note the below is for evaluation purposes only and not an indication of an actual order. Max Score = 40 (attachment)
- Economic & financial standing
As per Procurement Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per Procurement Documents
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As per Procurement Documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 10:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 May 2026
- Authority reference
1274- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014424- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065651Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per Procurement Documents
- How it runs
We will advertise our requirement on the Sell2Wales and CDP portal where the Procurement documents will be available for immediate download by suppliers via our e-tendering portal, Bravo.
Further to the evaluation of the Conditions of Participation, we will look to invite a minimum of 5 suppliers to tender (assuming 5 or more suitable suppliers respond to the Conditions of Participation).
- Risks
As per Procurement Documents
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 19 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 19 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
Procurements document can be found within the Bravo solution portal at:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtm ↗
Search for:
pqq_33828 - Executive Search Services
Timeline
17 Feb 2026 → 20 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published247 days ago17 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Clarification questions by224 days ago12 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline217 days ago19 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by153 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts149 days ago27 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent94 days ago21 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends84 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 10:01 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026- Tender notice published17 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Feb 2026, 15:34 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 18:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 18:26 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Aug 2026, 10:01 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 17 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faerfield LtdSMEExecutive Search Services3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2030 | £112,100 | 21 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Executive Search Services for Executive-Level (Senior Commission Staff) and Non-Executive and Public Crown Appointments · Faerfield LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Aug 2026
- Value
- £112,100
- Period
- 3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Faerfield LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Procurements document can be found within the Bravo solution portal at: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtm pqq_33828 - Executive Search Services
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender