Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment of Permanent Deputy Director in TPD
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£25,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Saxton Bampfylde Ltd2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo use a recruitment consultant to help us find worthwhile candidates for a permanent Deputy Director position, as well as shortlisting those that apply and carrying out testing as appropriate
The company are already part of our Framework of contractors, specifically Framework schedule 6. Other recruitment consultants have been interviewed previously for similar recruitment. We have been recommended appointing Saxton Bamfylde, because
- They are currently running the recruitment for another Executive role in the EA, and have good exec search track record in Defra and with other regulators e.g. Ofwat, EPA
- Approach to diversity – they front-load their search effort and are committed to maximising outreach for relevant characteristics
- Timetable – they can meet our requirements
- Price.
- Search guarantee.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:01 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 12:04 BST
- Authority reference
C35760- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097418- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078225Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published7 Oct 2026, 09:01 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Oct 2026, 12:04 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton Bampfylde LtdSME7 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £25,000same award published again · counted once | — | Standstill |
| Saxton Bampfylde LtdSME | £25,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Recruitment of Permanent Deputy Director in TPD · Saxton Bampfylde LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2026
- Value
- £25,000
- Period
- 3 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Saxton BampfyldeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender