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The McLean Partnership Limited

London
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The McLean Partnership Limited specializes in executive search and recruitment services, helping organizations find high-caliber leaders for various roles. They offer strategic advice and support in areas such as M&A, growth, and diversity.

mcleanpartnership.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.9m
Live
3
Buyers
7
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 9
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — The McLean Partnership LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The McLean Partnership Limited has won £1.9m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD at 90% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 9Live contracts
90%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 5
Executive SearchHelping clients find and hire executive, senior management and non-executive leaders for permanent and interim positions. ↗Board PracticeAssisting in finding high calibre chairs, non-executives and advisers across international markets. ↗Interim & ConsultingHiring for strategic projects and key interim roles with speed and precision. ↗Strategic AdviceHelping organizations develop growth strategies with actionable market insights. ↗EDI AdvisoryProviding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion services including audits, projects and training. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Executive search for (i) Innovate UK Executive Chair; and (ii) UKRI Board Non-Executive DirectorsUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £50k

Extracted automatically from mcleanpartnership.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 2

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Prestigious Chair in Clinical Ophthalmology, Global Top 10 UniversityAssisted in appointing a prestigious named clinical professorship in ophthalmology, requiring a medically qualified and clinically active ophthalmologist. ↗Director & Head of Department for a Public Research Institute (Benelux)Supported the appointment of a director and head of department for a public research institute in the Benelux region. ↗

Extracted automatically from mcleanpartnership.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 3 live · 6 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
STA - Executive Search - Director of Strategy and Business Development
Historic England7960000008 Jan 2024£17k5 moClosed
Recruitment Services
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council7960000030 Jun 2023£36k3 moClosed
Executive search for recruitment of two Regional Directors
Historic England7960000016 Jan 2023£31k2 moClosed
CS22598 Senior Recruitment Campaign
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7934140001 Dec 2022£66k—Closed
Executive search for (i) Innovate UK Executive Chair; and (ii) UKRI Board Non-Executive Directors
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7960000023 Apr 2019£50k5 moClosed
Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour & Recruitment Services Framework 2019
CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD7962000012 Mar 2019£1.8m4 yrsClosed
Agency Recruitment Services
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY79600000———Live
Recruitment - Regen & Development McLean Partnerships
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London————Live
Chief Information Security Officer and Cyber Programme Manager
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA————Live
Total live value — · mean award £217k

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 98%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD
1 contract
90%
since 2019
2
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
6%
since 2019
3
Historic England
2 contracts
2%
since 2023
4
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
1 contract
2%
since 2023
5
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
1 contract
0%
6
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
1 contract
0%
7
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West1 contract
91%
South West4 contracts
9%
East Midlands1 contract
0%
London1 contract
0%
Eastern1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The McLean Partnership Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£521.8m14
CL
COMENSURA LIMITED (04085767)
Yes£60.0m4
OP
Opus People Solutions
Yes£50.1m2
WA
WAVEMAKER LIMITED
No£38.0m1
RS
Reed Specialist Recrutiment
No£31.7m3
TM
The McLean Partnership Limited
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 Mar 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
05664711
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
03 Jan 2006
Reg. office
1-3 College Hill, London, EC4R 2RA
SIC codes
78109
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • KNOX, David Paul — director
    Appointed 28 Mar 2012
  • GEBBIE, Nicholas James Mclean — secretary
    Appointed 03 Jan 2006
  • GEBBIE, Nicholas James Mclean — director
    Appointed 03 Jan 2006
  • Mr Nicholas James Mclean Gebbie — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr David Paul Knox — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mclean Advisory Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
THE MCLEAN PARTNERSHIP LTD
05664711 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.