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    ContractsExecutive Search Agency Services
    Awarded contract

    Executive Search Agency Services

    Awarded
    £641.7k
    Published 12 Nov 2026

    Procurement for executive search and recruitment agency services to identify and place qualified senior management candidates.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 12 Nov 2026· YesterdayviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £641.7k
    Published 12 Nov 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £641,667
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      16 Oct 2024
      2 years ago
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • GA
      GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published yesterday.

    12 Nov 202616 Oct 2024

    Brief

    This opportunity involves engaging an executive search agency to support recruitment and talent acquisition efforts. The procurement seeks qualified service providers capable of identifying, evaluating, and placing executive-level candidates for senior management positions. Services typically include candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, background verification, and final placement support. Suppliers should have demonstrated expertise in executive recruitment, access to qualified candidate networks, and experience placing professionals in senior organizational roles.

    Track record

    24 awards · 19 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, DFTC DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT has awarded 24 contracts to 19 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. CEPA LLP3× · 13%
    2. SHARPE PRITCHARD LLP2× · 8%
    3. EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND INTERNATIONAL LLP2× · 8%
    4. DWF LAW LLP2× · 8%
    5. ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP1× · 4%
    6. GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED1× · 4%

    +13 more suppliers

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, KPMG LLP, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    131bbc51-eadb-43ee-8e19-12b7eaba00bb-921412

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