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title: "Executive Search: Deputy Director, Railway Safety and Deputy Chief Inspector of Railways"
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# Executive Search: Deputy Director, Railway Safety and Deputy Chief Inspector of Railways

Buyer: OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3187da3c-4e1d-4d80-bbfb-f5cecacf94b4

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## Summary

The OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD is seeking proposals for the role of an Executive Search Agent to assist in recruiting a Deputy Director for Railway Safety and Deputy Chief Inspector of Railways. This tender falls under the recruitment services category and is located in London, England. The procurement method is classified as an open procedure, suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This tender period concluded on 6 March 2018, with the subsequent contract period commencing on 12 March 2018 and lasting until 11 May 2018.

## Notice

We are looking to appoint an experienced executive search agent to assist us in concurrent recruitment a Deputy Director, Railway Safety and Deputy Chief Inspector of Railways (one role). This is a senior leadership role in ORR carrying responsibility for the leadership, direction and delivery of key ORR railway initiatives, activities and interventions. Key objectives of the role: Develop and maintain key relationships at senior levels with duty holders across UK's mainline railway, ensuring the highest level of co-operation and trust between ORR's inspectorial teams and their counterparts in the industry. Be an ambassador inside and outside ORR, explaining our role and advocating the value that joined-up regulation, combining health and safety with economic and performance regulation, and create for the UK; Promote the integration of economic and safety regulation and elated activities, making the best use of people, expertise and intelligence across ORR to achieve our objectives; including input to the periodic review. Acts as a role model for ORR's for corporate values and objectives. Key Accountabilities: Lead operational inspection associated with mainline railway in the UK. This includes the leadership of professional warranted inspectorial teams of (c x staff) covering: * Network Rail projects; * Network Rail routes; * Train operating companies; and * Freight operating companies. Additional information: Prospective bidders should register their interest in this tender on ORR's eTendering portal (instructions for joining the tender can be found in the ITT). Bidders should upload any requests for clarification and their proposals on to the portal by the dates and times set out in the ITT. Under no circumstances should bidders contact any member of the ORR directly other than the procurement team in connection to this ITT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4680a898-0a3d-4287-b9d1-97df973c8918 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2018 - 11 May 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,860 |
| 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 | OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC2B 4AN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VEREDUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 26 Mar 2018 at 11:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4680a898-0a3d-4287-b9d1-97df973c8918
- 19 Feb 2018 at 14:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a23d750-3d47-41ae-86b6-337fb9b4eef5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4680a898-0a3d-4287-b9d1-97df973c8918
  26th March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a23d750-3d47-41ae-86b6-337fb9b4eef5
  19th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/83500cc8-c30f-43ea-b683-68f5ecb1ae83
  ITT
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/9c029bab-43af-4b1c-a3c0-ad52d57e4e48
  Award Letter

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