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Agency Recruitment Services

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Estimated Value

£200,000 – £400,000

Deadline

Not specified

Published

2 June 2025

Type

services

East MidlandsGBselectiveCPV: 79600000
CategoryBusiness & professional

Overview

The University is seeking to establish a Recruitment Framework Agreement to engage with recruitment specialists to undertake recruitment from Executive to Academic roles under five (5) Lots. Example Roles - University Executive Board Level such as Chief Operating Officer, Chief People Officer, Provost, and Pro Vice Chancellor Deans We are seeking a high- touch executive search service for this lot.

This will include innovative attraction, search, selection, and appointment support. We expect suppliers to have good existing networks with an excellent knowledge of the sector and the organisation and work closely in partnership with the University to deliver executive level talent.

Example Roles - Directors, Deputy Directors, and Senior Academics We would look for a supplier who can provide a full search and selection service, which is fully customisable based on the hiring managers requirements. We expect suppliers to have good existing networks with an excellent knowledge of the sector and the organisation and work closely with the University to deliver Leadership level talent

Additional details

Example Roles - Head of Department, Business Partners, IT Specialists We would be looking for search service for roles of this level where the supplier takes a full brief of the requirements and delivers a selection of well-considered and highly suitable candidates for the hiring manager to consider. Suppliers should have experience in delivering roles of this level and the specialism required and understand how these roles function in the HEI environment.

We expect suppliers to deliver insights into the market and provide considered consultative advice that will support the talent search. Example roles - Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, Researcher, HE Apprenticeships We would be looking for search service for roles of this level where the supplier takes a full brief of the requirements and delivers a selection of well-considered and highly suitable candidates for the hiring manager to consider.

Suppliers should have experience in academic recruitment and have an existing network of talent within Academia. We expect suppliers to deliver insights into the market and provide considered consultative advice that will support the talent search.

Example Roles - Curriculum Lead, Tutors, Teachers, FE Apprenticeship roles We would be looking for search service for roles of this level where the supplier takes a full brief of the requirements and delivers a selection of well-considered and highly suitable candidates for the hiring manager to consider. Suppliers should have experience in delivering roles within the FE sector and have a working knowledge of Safer Recruitment. We expect suppliers to deliver insights into the market and provide considered consultative advice that will support the talent search.

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Award Details

Alumni Executive Search UK Ltd

£400,000

adecco uk limited

£400,000

Perrett Laver

£400,000

Gatenbysanderson Limited

£400,000

Aspen People

£400,000

IRG Advisors LLP

£400,000

Hays Specialist Recuitment

£400,000

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions

£400,000

Express Recruitment Ltd

£400,000

Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd

£400,000

Eligo Recruitment Limited

£400,000

Lorien Resourcing Limited

£400,000

LA International Computer Consultants Limited

£400,000

Macildowie Associates

£400,000

TPP Recruitment Ltd

£400,000

The McLean Partnership

£400,000

MERIDIAN BUSINESS SUPPORT LTD

£400,000

Likely incumbents

Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.

4 found
  1. 1

    Axis Recruitment limited

    1 contract wonlatest 2 Jun 2025CH 04827750

    £400,000

    total awarded

  2. 2

    Dovetail and Slate Limited

    1 contract wonlatest 2 Jun 2025CH 11351060

    £400,000

    total awarded

  3. 3

    Pro Staffing Locums Limited

    1 contract wonlatest 2 Jun 2025CH 12538825

    £400,000

    total awarded

  4. 4

    Morgan Hunt UK LTD

    1 contract wonlatest 2 Jun 2025CH 04349535

    £400,000

    total awarded

Axis Recruitment limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.

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UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
Typepublic body
RegionEast Midlands
Total tenders17
Total spend£7,282,704
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Published

2 June 2025

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