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NHS Online Executive Search - Chair & NED appointments to new NHS Online Trust

NHS England

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01 Sep 2026 at 09:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured executive search services for the NHS Online programme, formerly known as Virtual Hospital. The requirement was to attract, identify and source seven non-executive board-level appointments for the new NHS Online Trust: one Chair and six non-executive directors. This is a specialist executive recruitment and board appointment assignment supporting the establishment of a new NHS healthcare organisation. The buying organisation is NHS England, a central government public authority. The work concerns health services and supports the NHS Online Trust rather than the delivery of clinical services, construction or technology implementation. The appointments are intended for the trust’s board, making this relevant to executive search firms with experience identifying senior candidates for chair and non-executive director roles in healthcare or comparable public service organisations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. NHS England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Saxton Bampfylde Ltd was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The award was made on 2 January 2026. The contract was signed on 2 January 2026 and runs from 5 January 2026 to 29 May 2026. Its value is £63,800 gross, including taxes. The contract is active. The requirement covers the executive search service for all seven appointments: one Chair and six non-executive directors. The source data identifies the procurement category as services and the award item as health services. The NHS Online Trust is due to be constituted on 1 June 2026.

This procurement demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for specialist executive search to establish a new trust board. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would be executive search firms able to attract, identify and source candidates for chair and non-executive director appointments, including a coordinated assignment covering several board-level roles. The relevant capability is the delivery of senior recruitment rather than general staffing, clinical provision or technology services. Firms that can present credible pipelines of board-quality candidates and manage appointments for a new NHS or public service organisation would be closest to the requirement. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that this type of assignment can be delivered by a specialist independent search firm rather than only by a large staffing group.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS Online Executive Search - Chair & NED appointments to new NHS Online Trust

Notice Description

The NHS Online programme (formerly Virtual Hospital) requires the services of an executive search firm to attract, identify and source 7 non-executive board level positions (1 x Chair and 6 x NEDs) for the new NHS Online Trust which will be constituted on 1 June 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef28
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082445-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£63,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 29 May 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
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Saxton Bampfylde

Further Information

Notice Documents

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