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title: "Exec Recruitment - HSCCA"
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# Exec Recruitment - HSCCA

Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43ae132a-3bd4-4d8e-8b80-9c5b51bf388b

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## Summary

Southampton City Council commissioned executive search and selection services to recruit two senior leaders for the Hampshire and Solent? City? Council Area (HSCCA): an Executive Director for Transport and an Executive Director for Place & Economy. The requirement is a specialist recruitment service covering the identification, assessment and selection of candidates for executive-level public sector roles. The main category is recruitment services (CPV 79600000). Delivery is in Southampton, England. The opportunity is relevant to executive recruitment firms, search consultancies and leadership appointment specialists with the ability to manage senior appointments across transport, place-making and economic development. It is particularly relevant to smaller recruitment businesses, as the procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Southampton City Council used a limited competitive quotation procedure below the public procurement threshold. The tender deadline was 17 June 2026 at 12:00. GatenbySanderson Limited was awarded the contract on 13 July 2026 for £30,000 including the stated procurement value. The contract runs from 13 July 2026 to 12 November 2026. The requirement was evaluated through the competitive quotation process for the executive search and selection service. The award is active, and the selected supplier is a large organisation. This outcome shows the council’s chosen route for obtaining specialist executive recruitment support for two distinct leadership appointments.

For a recruitment competitor, this procurement demonstrates demand for specialist executive search supporting senior public appointments in transport and place and economic development. A credible supplier for a future requirement would need experience of executive-level search and selection, including sourcing suitably senior candidates, assessing them against a public-sector brief and managing the appointment process for more than one leadership post. Understanding transport, place-making and economic development functions would help a search firm identify and engage relevant candidates. The award to a large specialist provider also indicates that the buyer can use an established executive recruitment business for this type of work, while the stated SME suitability shows that smaller firms with sufficient senior-search capability could also be relevant when the requirement returns.

## Notice

Executive search and selection for HSCCA for the recruitment of: Executive Director - Transport Executive Director - Place & Economy

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5eeba7-2608-41db-b553-7ff075cfd8de |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 13 Jul 2026 - 12 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000 |
| 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 | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 7LY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 09:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5eeba7-2608-41db-b553-7ff075cfd8de

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf5eeba7-2608-41db-b553-7ff075cfd8de
  11th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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