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Exec Recruitment - HSCCA

SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

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11 Sep 2026 at 09:45

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Summary of the contracting process

Southampton City Council commissioned executive search and selection services to recruit two senior leaders for the Hampshire and Solent? City? Council Area (HSCCA): an Executive Director for Transport and an Executive Director for Place & Economy. The requirement is a specialist recruitment service covering the identification, assessment and selection of candidates for executive-level public sector roles. The main category is recruitment services (CPV 79600000). Delivery is in Southampton, England. The opportunity is relevant to executive recruitment firms, search consultancies and leadership appointment specialists with the ability to manage senior appointments across transport, place-making and economic development. It is particularly relevant to smaller recruitment businesses, as the procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Southampton City Council used a limited competitive quotation procedure below the public procurement threshold. The tender deadline was 17 June 2026 at 12:00. GatenbySanderson Limited was awarded the contract on 13 July 2026 for £30,000 including the stated procurement value. The contract runs from 13 July 2026 to 12 November 2026. The requirement was evaluated through the competitive quotation process for the executive search and selection service. The award is active, and the selected supplier is a large organisation. This outcome shows the council’s chosen route for obtaining specialist executive recruitment support for two distinct leadership appointments.

For a recruitment competitor, this procurement demonstrates demand for specialist executive search supporting senior public appointments in transport and place and economic development. A credible supplier for a future requirement would need experience of executive-level search and selection, including sourcing suitably senior candidates, assessing them against a public-sector brief and managing the appointment process for more than one leadership post. Understanding transport, place-making and economic development functions would help a search firm identify and engage relevant candidates. The award to a large specialist provider also indicates that the buyer can use an established executive recruitment business for this type of work, while the stated SME suitability shows that smaller firms with sufficient senior-search capability could also be relevant when the requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Exec Recruitment - HSCCA

Notice Description

Executive search and selection for HSCCA for the recruitment of: Executive Director - Transport Executive Director - Place & Economy

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-43ae132a-3bd4-4d8e-8b80-9c5b51bf388b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5eeba7-2608-41db-b553-7ff075cfd8de
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
13 Jul 2026 - 12 Nov 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 7LY
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GatenbySanderson

Further Information

Notice Documents

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