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title: "Recruitment of Permanent Deputy Director in TPD"
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# Recruitment of Permanent Deputy Director in TPD

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-of-permanent-deputy-director-in-tpd-ocds-h6vhtk-078225). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ENVIRONMENT AGENCY: "Recruitment of Permanent Deputy Director in TPD". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ENVIRONMENT AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/environment-agency-gov-ea199)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £25,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-of-permanent-deputy-director-in-tpd-ocds-h6vhtk-078225#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078225`

## 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/recruitment-of-permanent-deputy-director-in-tpd-ocds-h6vhtk-078225#tl-md)

## Description
To use a recruitment consultant to help us find worthwhile candidates for a permanent Deputy Director position, as well as shortlisting those that apply and carrying out testing as appropriate.The company are already part of our Framework of contractors, specifically Framework schedule 6. Other recruitment consultants have been interviewed previously for similar recruitment. We have been recommended appointing Saxton Bamfylde, because
- They are currently running the recruitment for another Executive role in the EA, and have good exec search track record in Defra and with other regulators e.g. Ofwat, EPA
- Approach to diversity – they front-load their search effort and are committed to maximising outreach for relevant characteristics
- Timetable – they can meet our requirements
- Price. 
- Search guarantee.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75111000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Recruitment of Permanent Deputy Director in TPD (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Saxton Bampflyde**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PLMN-7343-MPQX`
  - Value: £25,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F094504-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-07T08:01:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-14T17:19:50.949Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078225