Official UK procurement notice
Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services
Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions of Scotland, the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NWUPC), the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NEUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales and its members (HEPCW), the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium its members (SUPC), and the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), NHS National Procurement and its members, Scotland Excel and its members, Scottish Central Government Bodies. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed on Appendix E - List of Institutions. Published lot titles: 1A - Executive Search roles >GBP100K - Scotland; 1B Executive Search roles GBP65K - GBP100K - Scotland; 1C Senior Specialist Search roles GBP40K - GBP65K Scotland; 2A Executive…
What is being bought10 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions of Scotland, the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NWUPC), the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NEUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales and its members (HEPCW), the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium its members (SUPC), and the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), NHS National Procurement and its members, Scotland Excel and its members, Scottish Central Government Bodies.
Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed on Appendix E - List of Institutions.
The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at
- Recurrence: November 2025
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 50 suppliers
Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure
10 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #11A - Executive Search roles >GBP100K - ScotlandRenewal Scotland
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in Scotland. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary greater than GBP100K per annum.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service each of these lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #21B Executive Search roles GBP65K - GBP100K - ScotlandRenewal Scotland
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in Scotland. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary between GBP65K and GBP100K per annum.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service each of these lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #31C Senior Specialist Search roles GBP40K - GBP65K ScotlandRenewal Scotland
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior specialist level roles based in Scotland. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary between GBP40K and GBP65K per annum.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service each of these lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #42A Executive Search roles >GBP100K - England/WalesRenewal North East, North West +8
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in England and Wales. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary greater than GBP100K per annum.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service each of these lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #52B Executive Search roles GBP65K - GBP100K - England/WalesRenewal North East, North West +8
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in England and Wales. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary between GBP65K and GBP100K per annum.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service each of these lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #62C Senior Specialist Search roles GBP40K - GBP65K - England/WalesRenewal North East, North West +8
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior specialist level roles based in England and Wales. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles with a salary between GBP40K and GBP65K per annum.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service each of these lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #73A Non remunerated Chairs of Court and members of governing committees and boards - ScotlandRenewal Scotland
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for non-remunerated Chairs and members of governing committees and board roles based in Scotland.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service each of these lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #83B Non remunerated Chairs of Court and members of governing committees and boards - England/WalesRenewal North East, North West +8
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for non-remunerated Chairs and members of governing committees and board roles based in England and Wales.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service each of these lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #94 International roles for overseas locations - UKRenewal UK
This lot is for the search and selection of highly qualified candidates for senior level and executive roles based in overseas locations. The contractor is required to identify suitable candidates to fill the roles.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service this lot. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
Lot #105 Recruitment related services - UKRenewal UK
This lot is for recruitment related services to support the recruitment activities of the institutions. The activities that may be included would be:
- Succession planning
- Board reviews
- Salary and remuneration benchmarking
- Skills audit
- Candidate market scoping
- Panel training
- Unconscious bias training
- Access to Recruitment Technology
The Authority is seeking to appoint a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 Contractors to service this lots. Additional information: The framework may be used by organisations accessing EU funds
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = GBP 5 Million
Public Liability Insurance = GBP 5 Million
Professional Indemnity Insurance = GBP 2 Million
Please refer to Part IV Selection Criteria: Questions within 4B.5 of the SPD
The successful tenderer will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent if awarded to the Framework Agreement
Please refer to Part IV Selection Criteria: Questions within 4B.6 of the SPD
- Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
- “Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 50 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · November 2025
- First published
- 1 Mar 2022, 10:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Mar 2022, 10:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
PFB1037 AP- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005528- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03116eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
SUBMISSION OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
Prior to the commencement of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor will provide the Authority with contact details of the Management Information contact who will be provided with a template spreadsheet/reporting schedule along with a username and password for the management information website www.ucsp.ac.uk ↗
Contractors must provide the information on a quarterly basis, within 10 working days following the start of each quarter by logging into the website and uploading the template document. If there has been no spend for the quarter then this will still require you to log in and record a nil spend return.
Following the beginning of each new academic year the Authority will provide the Contractor with a new template along with the reporting schedule.
- Review procedure
Under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The following should be submitted prior to award. It is for information only and will not be scored. Form of Tender Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award "Appendix A - Form of Tender" in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Freedom of Information Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award "Appendix B - Freedom of Information" if applicable in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award "Appendix D - Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct" in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. General Data Protection Regulation Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award "Appendix G - GDPR Contractor Assessment Form" in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award SCM RP Section 1/Appendix J For Information only List of Institutions - Appendix E
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Mar 2022, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Mar 2022, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Mar 2022 → 3 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published1 Mar 2022, 10:58 GMT
- Bids opened1 Mar 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown3 Mar 2022, 11:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 3 Mar 2022, 11:00 GMT1 Mar 2022, 10:58 GMT+2 days · was 1 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 1 Mar 2022 | 3 Mar 2022 | +2 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.