Estimated Value
£200,000 – £400,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
2 June 2025
Type
services
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.
- 1
Axis Recruitment limited
£400,000
total awarded
- 2
Dovetail and Slate Limited
£400,000
total awarded
- 3
Pro Staffing Locums Limited
£400,000
total awarded
- 4
Morgan Hunt UK LTD
£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 DERBYKey Dates
Published
2 June 2025
Submission deadline
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