Notice Information
Notice Title
T135-Executive Search Partner
Notice Description
Contract for an executive search partner for executive recruitment
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: executive search for additional roles
Renewal: 1 extension of 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e4e6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000621-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79600000 - Recruitment services
79610000 - Placement services of personnel
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Jan 2026 - 6 Jan 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NI WATER
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sourcing@nitwater.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT36 4AY
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Electoral Ward
- Mallusk
- Westminster Constituency
- South Antrim
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000621-2026
6th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000462-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075448-2025
19th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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