Notice Information
Notice Title
Executive and Senior Strategic Search and Recruitment Services
Notice Description
APUC are seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of executive search and senior specialist role recruitment, including non-remunerated and international roles, for the further and higher education sector across the UK. Lotting structure will be determined at the later stage.
Lot Information
Lot 1
APUC are seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of executive search and senior specialist role recruitment, including non-remunerated and international roles, for the further and higher education sector across the UK. Framework Agreement's scope will be including, but not limited to: Executive Search roles 100K - Scotland Executive Search roles 65K - 100K - Scotland Senior Specialist Search roles 40K - 65K Scotland Executive Search roles 100K - England/Wales Executive Search roles 65K - 100K - England/Wales Senior Specialist Search roles 40K - 65K - England/Wales Non remunerated Chairs of Court and members of governing committees and boards - Scotland Non remunerated Chairs of Court and members of governing committees and boards - England/Wales International roles for overseas locations - UK Recruitment related services - UK)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d080
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067001-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £28,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- APUC LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Graeme Kerr
- Contact Email
- gkerr@apuc-scot.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314428930
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STIRLING
- Postcode
- FK8 2DZ
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Stirling
- Electoral Ward
- Stirling East
- Westminster Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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