Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services
Estimated value
£12.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
6
Published
06 Mar 2026
Description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions (and affiliated bodies) in Scotland. A list of the Institutions can be found in Appendix E. In addition, the following purchasing consortia and their respective members have agreed in principle to participate in the Framework Agreement: London Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (LUPC) – Lots 3, 5 and 6 only North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NWUPC) Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium its members (SUPC) – Lot 6 only NHS National Procurement and its members Healthcare Improvement Scotland NHS Education for Scotland NHS Golden Jubilee NHS24 Scotland Excel and its members Scottish Ambulance Service Scottish Government The State Hospitals Board for Scotland The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group. https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/
Scope
- Reference
- PFB1048 AP
- Total value
- £12,000,000 excluding VAT
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79600000
- Contract locations
- UK
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | 60% | quality | — |
| — | 40% | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 13 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 6 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recruitment related services | — | active |
| 2 | Executive Search – North | — | active |
| 3 | Executive Search - South | — | active |
| 4 | Senior Specialist Search – North | — | active |
| 5 | Senior Specialist Search – South | — | active |