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Executive Recruitment for 2 Service Directors

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees

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14 Aug 2026 at 17:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kirklees Council appointed an executive search partner to recruit two permanent senior leadership roles: Service Director – Property, and Service Director – People, Culture and Traded Services. The appointments are intended to support the council’s corporate priorities, organisational transformation and service improvement. The requirement covers recruitment services for Kirklees, with the council based at the Town Hall in Huddersfield. It was procured through Lot 2 of the YPO Framework for Permanent, Interim and Marketing Recruitment Solutions. This is a services opportunity for executive recruitment firms with the reach and understanding to identify candidates for strategically significant local-government leadership posts, including roles spanning property, people, culture and traded services.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Tile Hill Interim & Executive Limited. Kirklees Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, through the YPO recruitment framework. The contract was signed on 10 August 2026 and runs from 10 August to 31 December 2026. Its value is £30,420 excluding VAT, or £36,504 including VAT. The award covers the recruitment requirement as a single lot. The selected supplier is recorded as an active small and medium-sized enterprise and voluntary, community or social enterprise. The process was evaluated through the framework’s direct-award route rather than an open competition.

For competitors, this procurement demonstrates demand from Kirklees Council for specialist executive search supporting permanent service-director appointments. A credible supplier for a future requirement would need to source and assess senior candidates for strategically important local-government roles, while understanding organisational transformation, service improvement and corporate priorities. Relevant expertise would include executive recruitment across property and estates, people and culture, and traded or commercial council services. Experience of working with a public authority and of delivering searches through a public-sector recruitment framework would be commercially relevant. The appointed supplier’s SME and VCSE status also shows that this type of requirement can be delivered by a specialist rather than only by a large national recruitment business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Executive Recruitment for 2 Service Directors

Notice Description

* Kirklees Council is undertaking recruitment to two permanent Service Director posts: Service Director - Property and Service Director - People, Culture and Traded Services. * Both roles are strategically significant senior leadership appointments and will support delivery of corporate priorities, organisational transformation and service improvement. * The Council wishes to appoint an executive search partner through Lot 2 of the YPO Framework for Permanent, Interim and Marketing Recruitment Solutions (Ref: 1287) Previous related notice (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fff5.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e50f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077857-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£30,420 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 2TA
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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