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    ContractsCEO Recruitment Services
    Awarded contract

    CEO Recruitment Services

    Awarded
    £130k
    Published 16 Oct 2026

    Procurement of recruitment agency services to source and hire a CEO for the Bank.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· Yorkshire and the HumberPublished 16 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £130k
    Published 16 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £130,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Yorkshire and the Humber

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • KF
      KORN FERRY UK LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    16 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity is for the provision of professional recruitment agency services to identify, screen, and recruit a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Bank. The successful bidder will be responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle including candidate sourcing, interviews, reference checks, and final candidate presentation to support the Bank's senior leadership needs.

    Track record

    18 awards · 13 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, British Business Bank has awarded 18 contracts to 13 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED4× · 22%
    2. Sainty Hird & Partners2× · 11%
    3. Broster Buchanan Limited2× · 11%
    4. Chronograph, LLC1× · 6%
    5. The Color Company (TM) Limited1× · 6%
    6. FINANCIAL TIMES LTD1× · 6%

    +7 more suppliers

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

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-078a2a

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    Sector
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