Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Recruitment Services
Authority: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
Provision of executive search and recruitment services for the appointment of Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Executive Directors (EDs), including candidate sourcing, assessment, compliance checks and appointment support. Published lot titles: Non-executive Directors; Executive Directors.
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of executive search and recruitment services for the appointment of Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Executive Directors (EDs), including candidate sourcing, assessment, compliance checks and appointment support.
CPV: Recruitment services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£800,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Non-executive DirectorsAwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Capacity
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Data Protection
- Technical & professional ability
Technical Ability
Experience of Subcontractor Management
Organisational Standards
Payment Terms
Net Zero/ Carbon Reduction
Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains
Responsible Procurement
Lot #2Executive DirectorsAwardedRenewalPublished value£520,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Capacity
Insurance
Data Protection
- Technical & professional ability
Technical Ability
Experience of Subcontractor Management
Organisational Standards
Payment Terms
Net Zero/ Carbon Reduction
Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains
Responsible Procurement
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 2 questions
- Price: Rates
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Capacity
Insurance
Data Protection
- Technical & professional ability
Technical Ability
Experience of Subcontractor Management
Organisational Standards
Payment Terms
Net Zero/ Carbon Reduction
Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains
Responsible Procurement
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| PMA LtdSME | £900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · PMA LtdSME
- Signed
- 17 Dec 2025
- Value
- £900,000
- Period
- 17 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2026 · up to 16 Dec 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extend up to a maximum period of 2 years
3 agreed KPIs: TMBC Satisfaction - Overall Service · 2. Candidate Quality - conversion · 3. Diversity
- TMBC Satisfaction - Overall Service
- 2. Candidate Quality - conversion
- 3. Diversity
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Oct 2025, 15:47 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2026, 12:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
14919 A/B - DN792867- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062599- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a8efFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Oct 2025 → 5 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published395 days ago6 Oct 2025, 15:47 BST
- Submission deadline365 days ago5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by349 days ago21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts309 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published17h ago5 Nov 2026, 12:47 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2025- Tender notice published6 Oct 2025, 15:47 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published5 Nov 2026, 12:47 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete5 Nov 2026, 12:47 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PMAAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 1 Instructions (this document) 2 Specification Bidder's Tender Documents: 3A Procurement-specific Questionnaire (PSQ) 3B Quality Questionnaire 4 Commercials 5 Form of Tender/ Non-collusion Certificate 6 Terms and Conditions of Contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender