Official UK procurement notice
PSD16226 Executive & Senior Manager Search & Selection
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)·Consortium: 9 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward by The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) ("the Authority") for an Executive and Senior Management Search and Selection Framework Agreement. The Executive level appointments are inclusive of Clinical and Medical Specialities. The Framework Agreement period will be for 24 months with an option to extend by one period of 24 months
- Recurrence: Every 2 years
CPV: Assessment centre services for recruitment · Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 6 bids received (2.0 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Award by the Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery…AwardedRenewal
Award by the Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) ("the Authority") of an Executive and Senior Management Search and Selection Framework Agreement including Clinical and Medical Specialities. The Framework Agreement is a three supplier ranked Framework.
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: 55%
- cost: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- quality: 55
- cost: 45
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the
Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Economic & financial standing
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover
indicated below:
Professional Indemnity Liability: 5M GBP
Public Liability: 5M GBP
Employer's Liability 5M GBP
The Bidder should provide its (“specific”) yearly turnover for the last 3 years. Evidence must be in the form of audited accounts.
- Technical & professional ability
Must have successfully placed at least two NHS director level posts within the United Kingdom and provide references from authority’s
specified in response to the above requirement.
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “PSD16226 Executive & Senior Manager Search & Selection” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Every 2 years
- First published
- 27 Apr 2026, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 13:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PSD16226- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089148- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068bdaFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:843237)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
27 May 2026 → 21 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends148 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened148 days ago27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until52 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published31 days ago21 Sept 2026, 13:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Sept 2026, 13:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 089148-2026-PSD16226-1
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Value
- £864,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Healthcare Improvement ScotlandContracting authority
- NHS 24Contracting authority
- NHS Golden JubileeContracting authority
- NHS ShetlandContracting authority
- Public Health ScotlandContracting authority
- Scottish Ambulance ServiceContracting authority
- The State Hospitals Board for ScotlandContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Aspen People LtdFramework contractor
- Eden ScottFramework contractor
- Livingston James LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.