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Call-off contract for Non-Executive Recruitment Services, 3x Environment Agency

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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28 Sep 2026 at 11:20

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Summary of the contracting process

Defra Commercial procured non-executive recruitment services for the Environment Agency, covering the recruitment of three non-executives. This is a specialist recruitment assignment: suppliers in executive and board-level search and selection are the relevant market. The buying organisation is Defra Commercial, and the assignment relates to the Environment Agency. The procurement is categorised as a service. Delivery is associated with London, with the requirement described as serving the Environment Agency; the published delivery locations also include the United Kingdom and overseas locations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Saxton. Defra Commercial used a direct award through a single tender action below the applicable threshold. The award date was 28 September 2026, and the contract period runs from 15 July 2026 to 15 January 2027. The awarded contract value is £60,000. The tender submission deadline was 15 June 2026 at 12:00. The contract concerns three Environment Agency non-executive recruitment assignments. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable. The award records an active award status; no separate evaluation criteria or scoring basis are described.

For recruitment firms assessing future work of this type for Defra Commercial and the Environment Agency, the award demonstrates demand for specialist non-executive recruitment delivered as a call-off assignment. A credible competitor would need to identify and engage candidates suited to non-executive appointments, manage search and selection, and support the buyer through recruitment for three roles. The selected supplier’s appointment indicates that a specialist recruitment provider was able to meet the requirement through a single-tender route. Firms with relevant board-level search capability and capacity to handle multiple appointments would be closest to this requirement. The information on the award does not establish particular accreditations, candidate-sector expertise or evaluation weightings, so these should not be treated as confirmed conditions for comparable work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Call-off contract for Non-Executive Recruitment Services, 3x Environment Agency

Notice Description

Call-off contract for Non-Executive Recruitment Services, 3x Environment Agency

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8760ebf6-c267-49f8-9200-22cb1b9264a6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ff1030d-a198-4b6b-99f5-76e4d8202309
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75111000 - Executive and legislative services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
15 Jul 2026 - 15 Jan 2027 6-12 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
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Saxton

Further Information

Notice Documents

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