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title: "Call-off contract for Non-Executive Recruitment Services, 3x Environment Agency"
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# Call-off contract for Non-Executive Recruitment Services, 3x Environment Agency

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8760ebf6-c267-49f8-9200-22cb1b9264a6

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## Summary

Defra Commercial procured non-executive recruitment services for the Environment Agency, covering the recruitment of three non-executives. This is a specialist recruitment assignment: suppliers in executive and board-level search and selection are the relevant market. The buying organisation is Defra Commercial, and the assignment relates to the Environment Agency. The procurement is categorised as a service. Delivery is associated with London, with the requirement described as serving the Environment Agency; the published delivery locations also include the United Kingdom and overseas locations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Saxton. Defra Commercial used a direct award through a single tender action below the applicable threshold. The award date was 28 September 2026, and the contract period runs from 15 July 2026 to 15 January 2027. The awarded contract value is £60,000. The tender submission deadline was 15 June 2026 at 12:00. The contract concerns three Environment Agency non-executive recruitment assignments. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable. The award records an active award status; no separate evaluation criteria or scoring basis are described.

For recruitment firms assessing future work of this type for Defra Commercial and the Environment Agency, the award demonstrates demand for specialist non-executive recruitment delivered as a call-off assignment. A credible competitor would need to identify and engage candidates suited to non-executive appointments, manage search and selection, and support the buyer through recruitment for three roles. The selected supplier’s appointment indicates that a specialist recruitment provider was able to meet the requirement through a single-tender route. Firms with relevant board-level search capability and capacity to handle multiple appointments would be closest to this requirement. The information on the award does not establish particular accreditations, candidate-sector expertise or evaluation weightings, so these should not be treated as confirmed conditions for comparable work.

## Notice

Call-off contract for Non-Executive Recruitment Services, 3x Environment Agency

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ff1030d-a198-4b6b-99f5-76e4d8202309 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 15 Jul 2026 - 15 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £60,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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 | Saxton |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75111000 - Executive and legislative services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ff1030d-a198-4b6b-99f5-76e4d8202309

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ff1030d-a198-4b6b-99f5-76e4d8202309
  28th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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