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title: "Executive search for (i) Innovate UK Executive Chair; and (ii) UKRI Board Non-Executive Directors"
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# Executive search for (i) Innovate UK Executive Chair; and (ii) UKRI Board Non-Executive Directors

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-190315c5-d1e3-4cf1-b1bd-4022f4cc6fa2

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## Summary

The UK Shared Business Services Limited is undertaking a procurement process for executive search services aimed at appointing the Innovate UK Executive Chair and UKRI Board Non-Executive Directors. The tender, titled "Executive search for (i) Innovate UK Executive Chair; and (ii) UKRI Board Non-Executive Directors", falls under the recruitment services industry category. The procurement is currently at the award stage, with a contract value of £49,950. Bidders were required to submit their proposals through the CCS eSourcing portal by the deadline of 9th April 2019, with contract deliveries set to begin on 23rd April 2019 and concluding by 30th September 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment services, particularly those with expertise in diverse candidate sourcing and executive search strategies. Companies that can demonstrate a successful track record in attracting high-calibre candidates and a commitment to meeting diversity and inclusion targets would be particularly well-suited to compete. The procurement process encourages small and medium-sized enterprises to engage, providing a platform for growth in the public sector recruitment landscape.

## Notice

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UKRI are going out to tender for an executive search agency in order to: * Reach and attract a larger and more diverse pool of candidates than would be possible by using normal public appointments processes. * Enrich the candidate pool with a breadth of business experience and background that our standard advertising approach on the public appointments website would not achieve. The overall objective for the recruitment campaign on which the executive search agency will be delivering is to appoint an exemplary candidate to the IUK Executive Chair by Christmas 2019 and UKRI board non executive members by October 2019. The objectives to be achieved by the executive search agency are: * Search, advertising and attraction campaign/s launched and completed in the agreed timeframes, delivered in the manner agreed in advance with UKRI and BEIS, and within the cost agreed - this should include the achievement of demonstrable efficiencies and synergies achieved through working across both recruitments; * Applicant pools accepted by the Selection Panels as fulfilling the agreed person criteria; * Provision of a diverse pool of applicants for each role reflecting Gender, Race and Disability as well as other protected characteristics and diversity of background and experience; this diversity profile should match as closely as possible the Government's aspirations for diversity on public sector boards: 50% male and 50% female and 14% Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME); * Generation of a sufficiently large and high-calibre pool of applicants that at least five are credible for the IUK role and 10 are credible for the NED roles, and at sift are put forward for interview; * All campaign and data management complies with spirit and letter of GDPR guidelines; Bidders should refer to the tender documentation attached to this notice for full details of this requirement. As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: * the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * the name of the registered Bidder; * the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts) Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: * name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * name of the registered Bidder; * name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a98c612-dba5-418d-ae60-4691d721bf36 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Apr 2019 |
| Contract period | 22 Apr 2019 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,950 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,950 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE MCLEAN PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2019 at 14:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a98c612-dba5-418d-ae60-4691d721bf36
- 27 Mar 2019 at 14:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddb16f72-ae87-499b-bf0e-fe5208d4a44c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a98c612-dba5-418d-ae60-4691d721bf36
  30th July 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddb16f72-ae87-499b-bf0e-fe5208d4a44c
  27th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9d85efeb-4131-4990-99d3-44f8b41dbf34
  Bidder Training
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/03f31fe9-c84d-4f9e-9bc6-380b4eacb5ec
  CS19137 AW5.2 Price Schedule UKRI Executive Search
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/270d1088-de2e-4964-a147-bcb25015acdc
  CS19137 ITQ Invitation to Quote
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6270b06f-09ed-41e3-a942-19a4655694a9
  CS19137 UKRI Precedent Supplies Services Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/973de9de-2e4e-4904-a2c0-626c3a09ace7
  CS19137 Invitation to Quote Question
- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
  E-Sourcing Portal

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