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Recruitment Search

ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED

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ContractTermination

31 Jul 2026 at 09:25

UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
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21 May 2025 at 11:54

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Ordnance Survey Limited commissioned recruitment search services for a C-suite role. The requirement covered executive recruitment and candidate search rather than the supply of goods, construction or wider workforce services. The work was for Ordnance Survey, whose headquarters are in Southampton. The relevant service category is recruitment services (CPV 79600000). This is a specialist professional-services requirement for a senior appointment, so it is most relevant to executive search firms, retained recruitment consultancies and providers with experience identifying, assessing and presenting candidates for top leadership positions. The selected supplier was IRG Advisors LLP trading as Odgers Berndtson, a large recruitment business based in London.

The procurement reached the awarded and completed stage. One supplier, IRG Advisors LLP trading as Odgers Berndtson, was selected for the single requirement. The contract was awarded through a below-threshold direct route without competition, using a standalone closed framework with reopening competition. The contract was signed on 29 April 2025, ran from 30 April to 31 July 2025, and had a value of £55,000 excluding VAT or £66,000 including VAT. The contract was recorded as terminated because it was completed, with implementation ending on 1 August 2025. The available outcome records identify the supplier and service, but do not set out a separate award date or detailed scoring criteria.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Ordnance Survey for an executive search partner able to support recruitment to a C-suite position. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need a strong senior-leadership search capability, access to suitably experienced executive candidates, and the ability to manage a confidential search from market mapping through assessment and appointment. Experience recruiting for public-sector organisations or organisations with a national remit would be relevant, as would evidence of delivering comparable senior appointments for a substantial client. The route used also shows that suppliers able to operate through an established, closed framework may be well placed to compete when this buyer sources similar executive recruitment services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment Search

Notice Description

Recruitment Search for C-Suite role at OS

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a50
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072483-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£55,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Apr 20251 years ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2025 - 1 Aug 2025 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Terminated

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO16 0AS
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)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Test Valley
Electoral Ward
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
Westminster Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IRG Advisors LLP T/A Odgers Berndtson

Further Information

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