Official UK procurement notice
The provision of an Executive and Board Recruitment Partner (ten_1062)
Authority: Financial Ombudsman Service Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)+7 more
Published estimate£192,000≈ £64k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update21.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2026awarded 14 Aug 2026
Awarded to Saxton Bampfylde Hever Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 24 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Financial Ombudsman Services has awarded a contract for an 3 + 1 year for the provision of an Executive Search agency to support the ad hoc recruitment and selection of our level 10, Executive team and Board members.
How the procedure runs: The Financial Ombudsman wishes to procure the provision of an Executive and Board Recruitment Partner using the Competitive Flexible Procedure, in accordance with section 20 and Schedule 1, paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 (UK3_44). Bidders are required to submit tenders in accordance with the statutory minimum timescales. more…
Only bidders that successfully meet all Stage 1 (Qualification) requirements will progress to the assessment of technical and commercial proposals. Evaluation will be carried out in three stages, in line with the published award criteria: Stage 1 – Qualification Stage 2 – Technical and Commercial Evaluation Stage 3 – Optional Presentation and/or Best and Final Offer (BAFO), to which a maximum of the five highest‑scoring bidders following Stage 2 may be invited. The Financial Ombudsman reserves the right to exclude bidders that do not pass Stage 1 and, following Stage 2, to limit participation in any optional presentation and/or BAFO stage to the highest‑scoring bidders only. The contract will be awarded to the bidder submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£192,000
- Value
- £192,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Optional extention to the term of the agreement. · 1 x 12 month extension option
79600000 Recruitment services
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Award Criteria — 60%
- Commercial Award Criteria — 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Award Criteria — 4 x Technical Ability Questions as set out in the Procurement documents.
- Commercial Award Criteria — Completion of a bid price template, as provided in the Procurement documents (Recruitment fees).
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standingAs described in the Procurement documentation.
- Technical & professional abilityAs described in the Procurement documentation.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
TEN_1062- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068862Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
- Payment terms are detailed within the Procurement documents.
- How it runs
The Financial Ombudsman wishes to procure the provision of an Executive and Board Recruitment Partner using the Competitive Flexible Procedure, in accordance with section 20 and Schedule 1, paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 (UK3_44). Bidders are required to submit tenders in accordance with the statutory minimum timescales. Only bidders that successfully meet all Stage 1 (Qualification) requirements will more…
progress to the assessment of technical and commercial proposals. Evaluation will be carried out in three stages, in line with the published award criteria: Stage 1 – Qualification Stage 2 – Technical and Commercial Evaluation Stage 3 – Optional Presentation and/or Best and Final Offer (BAFO), to which a maximum of the five highest‑scoring bidders following Stage 2 may be invited. The Financial Ombudsman reserves the right to exclude bidders that do not pass Stage 1 and, following Stage 2, to limit participation in any optional presentation and/or BAFO stage to the highest‑scoring bidders only. The contract will be awarded to the bidder submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Access to the procurement documents is provided in this link: https://procurement.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/web/login.html Locating the tender: 1. Go to ‘Sourcing’ or ‘View Opportunities’ 2. Use the search bar to find the opportunity by its reference number or name. • Project reference: ten_1062 • Name: The provision of an Executive and Board Recruitment Partner 3. Click on the opportunity title to open the tender. 4. Then select ‘Express Interest’ to access documents more…
5. The system will add the tender to your ‘My Responses’ area. 6. You will now be able to download all tender documents and ask clarification questions. For escalations contact (including project name and reference) : [email protected]Timeline
10 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published157 days ago22 Apr 2026, 12:19 BST
- Next notice expected144 days ago4 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published144 days ago5 May 2026, 15:07 BST
- Clarification questions by129 days ago20 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline109 days ago9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by55 days ago1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent43 days ago14 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts33 days ago24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends30 days ago26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago23 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £234,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton Bampfylde Hever LtdSME +1 morejoint awardThe Provision of an Executive and Board Recruitment Partner1 Sept 2026 — 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: There is an option to extend for a further one (1) year at the sole discretion of the Financial Ombudsman Service. | £234,000 | 14 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Saxton Bampfylde Hever LtdSME +1 more
- Signed
- 22 Sept 2026
- Value
- £234,000
- Period
- 22 Sept 2026 — 21 Sept 2029 · up to 23 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract may be extended for up to one additional year at FOS's discretion.
2 agreed KPIs: Attraction and conversion metrics · Source effectiveness and diversity outcomes
- Attraction and conversion metrics
- Source effectiveness and diversity outcomes
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 15 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Notice history
13 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Contract details notice published23 Sept 2026, 14:53 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published14 Aug 2026, 16:11 BSTUK6
- Published value updated14 Aug 2026, 16:11 BSTwas £192,000
- Status changed to complete14 Aug 2026, 16:11 BST
- Deadline withdrawn14 Aug 2026, 16:11 BST
- Tender notice published6 May 2026, 09:00 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 16:29 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 16:28 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 15:07 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active5 May 2026, 15:07 BST
- Deadline moved to 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST5 May 2026, 15:07 BST+4 days · was 5 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Planned procurement notice published22 Apr 2026, 12:19 BSTUK3
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-05: 3 releases · 5 May 2026 — 5 May 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 22 Apr 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Saxton BampfyldeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Access to the procurement documents is provided in this link: https://procurement.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/web/login.html
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender