Notice Information
Notice Title
RFQ 2025/44 - Search and Selection Service for Director of Corporate Services
Notice Description
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) wishes to engage a recruitment partner to provide a confidential and professional Search & Selection service. The successful bidder must have a proven successful track record in operating search for Corporate Services professionals, matching candidates which result in appointments. NMDDC is seeking to appoint an experienced professional for our Corporate Senior Management Team to lead the development and implementation of corporate strategy to enable the Council to deliver its ambitious agenda.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f723
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083537-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £25,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jan 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL (NMD)
- Contact Name
- Timothy Ervine
- Contact Email
- timothy.ervine@nmandd.org
- Contact Phone
- 03001374000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWRY
- Postcode
- BT35 8DJ
- 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)
- TLN08 Newry, Mourne and Down
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Electoral Ward
- Ballybot
- Westminster Constituency
- Newry and Armagh
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083537-2025
16th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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