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# Request for Quote for an Executive Search and Recruitment Assignment  Chief Operating Officer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-quote-for-an-executive-search-and-recruitment-assignment-chief-operating-offic-ocds-h6vhtk-05ffae). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Bath: "Request for Quote for an Executive Search and Recruitment Assignment  Chief Operating Officer". Published status: complete. Published 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:** [University of Bath](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bath-urn-133789)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - limited competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKK12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £47,500 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-quote-for-an-executive-search-and-recruitment-assignment-chief-operating-offic-ocds-h6vhtk-05ffae#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ffae`

## 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/request-for-quote-for-an-executive-search-and-recruitment-assignment-chief-operating-offic-ocds-h6vhtk-05ffae#tl-md)

## Description
A Full Executive Employment Search for a Chief Operating Officer incorporating •Producing a role profile and recruitment material which would identify the challenges and opportunities facing the University and undertaking advertising and search activity.
•Identifying suitable candidates and producing a diverse field of applicants including but not restricted to a reasonable gender and ethnicity balance.
•Interviewing the long list of candidates (pre-screening) and providing a final shortlist for the University.
•Management and completion of all administration in respect of all rejects and interviewees at each stage of recruitment through to completion.
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1004171106

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Coston Search Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170531`
  - Value: £47,500 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000484-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-05T19:05:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:34:52.314Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ffae