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# Senior Recruitment Services for Medicines Discovery Catapult

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/senior-recruitment-services-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05e48f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED: "Senior Recruitment Services for Medicines Discovery Catapult". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-coh-09928547)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 December 2025 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/senior-recruitment-services-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05e48f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e48f`

## 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/senior-recruitment-services-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05e48f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3Df5513b1e-55c5-f011-813a-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/senior-recruitment-services-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05e48f#participate

## Description
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) are establishing an Executive and Senior Search contract to meet MDC's requirements. MDC do not guarantee any volume or value of work from this Executive and Senior Search contract; however, it is MDC's intention to use the contract for the search and replacement of specific roles. However, the MDC reserve the right to procure services outside of the contract if it sees fit.
The contract includes the search, headhunting and recruitment of roles within MDC to source senior or specialist staff.  The typical scope of roles / vacancies will include, but are not limited to:
Board roles
CEO
C suite
Senior Leadership roles across all disciplines
Niche / specific roles
All of the above to include:
Permanent staff;
Fixed Term Staff;
Temporary Staff; and
Contractors.
MDC do not guarantee any volume or value of work from this contract. The value of work is calculated at a potential average of four senior hires per year, along with any interim requirements. With a significant portion of the calculated estimated value based on interim staff members approved hours where the chosen
supplier makes payment to the interim staff member on behalf of MDC.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,800,000

- **Contract Period:** 09/02/2026 to 08/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 23/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075300-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-24T12:40:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:57:48.099Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e48f