Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Recruitment Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: BORDER TO COAST PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBorder to Coast is seeking a strategic recruitment partner to support permanent and interim resourcing for senior and specialist roles, including senior investment positions and high- level appointments, such as Executives and Non-Executive Directors. As a growing organisation (currently 187 employees) with a small HR team, Border to Coast need a partner who can act as an extension of the HR team, providing expertise, flexibility, and innovation to help Border to Coast attract and retain exceptional talent.
Border to Coast is not bound to award the contract to any provider following this procurement exercise. Should a contract be entered into, it will be on a non-exclusive basis, meaning Border to Coast may procure for the same position through a different route or supplier outside of this contract.
The recruitment services must operate in line with industry standards, regulatory
- How the procedure runs: The procedure will involve a two stage process. Stage 1 will involve an initial 'down-selection' stage where a maximum of 5 suppliers will down-selected and invited to a Presentation and/or Clarifications stage, which is Stage 2 of the Procurement Process. If required, Border to Coast will raise any further clarifications with Down-selected Suppliers.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 75%
- Presentation: 10%
- Price: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Presentation
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- 22 Oct 2025, 16:22 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 10:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN792766- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081519- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d1eeFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procedure will involve a two stage process. Stage 1 will involve an initial 'down-selection' stage where a maximum of 5 suppliers will down-selected and invited to a Presentation and/or Clarifications stage, which is Stage 2 of the Procurement Process.
If required, Border to Coast will raise any further clarifications with Down-selected Suppliers.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Dec 2025
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Tender documents are published under Opportunity ID DN792766 on ProContract. Relevant links are below:
Registration: procontract.due-north.com/register ↗
Timeline
22 Oct 2025 → 5 Jun 2026 · 12 dates- Planning notice published363 days ago22 Oct 2025, 16:22 BST
- Market engagement326 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Border to Coast is reviewing its recruitment delivery model for Investment roles and is conducting soft market testing to understand current market capabilities, approaches, and innovations in recruitment services. This exercise will help us determine whether to move forward with a multi-supplier framework and we are speaking to multiple suppliers for their feedback.
We are seeking input from potential suppliers on the following key requirements and areas of interest:
- Regional Reach (We are based in Leeds, and require suppliers to demonstrate effective candidate sourcing beyond London and Edinburgh. We are particularly interested in your ability to engage with investment management talent in Yorkshire and the North of England. or interested in relocating or commuting)
- Delivery Models
- Flexible Recruitment Models
- Candidate Ownership
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Candidate Management
- Performance and Reporting
- Use of Technology
Feedback will help shape our future procurement strategy and ensure our approach is aligned with market best practice. Border to Coast will have discussed their requirements with at least 3 suppliers, suppliers who weren't initially approached as part of the soft market testing are still invited to submit a bid when the tender notice is published.
- Next notice expected322 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published315 days ago10 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Expressions of interest by313 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by308 days ago17 Dec 2025
- Submission deadline303 days ago22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by232 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent226 days ago9 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends215 days ago19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts194 days ago10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published138 days ago5 Jun 2026, 10:25 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Oct 2025, 16:22 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published22 Oct 2025, 16:25 BSTUK3
- Status changed to planned22 Oct 2025, 16:25 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Oct 2025, 16:25 BST
- Tender notice published10 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active10 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Deadline published: 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT10 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Contract award notice published9 Mar 2026, 14:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Mar 2026, 14:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Jun 2026, 10:25 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 22 Oct 2025, 22 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanderson Executive LtdSME10 Apr 2026 – 9 Apr 2029 · up to 9 Apr 2032Extensions: The contract will cover an initial 3 year period, with the option of an additional 3 year extension (6 years in total) | £1,000,000 | 16 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Strategic Recruitment Services · Sanderson Executive LtdSME
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- 5 Jun 2026 – 4 Jun 2029 · up to 4 Jun 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract will cover an initial 3 year period, with the option of an additional 3 year extension (6 years in total)
No agreed KPIs: Contract value less than £5million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SANDERSON EXECUTIVE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The Tender documents are published under Opportunity ID DN792766 on ProContract.
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
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender