---
title: "Executive Search"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058f9c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE OPEN UNIVERSITY"
published: "2025-08-28"
---

# Executive Search

Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058f9c

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## Summary

The Open University has recently completed a procurement process titled "Executive Search" under the services industry category, focused on recruitment services. The procurement was conducted for their location in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, with the formal contract start date being 5th August 2025, and it is set to end on 1st March 2026. This procurement falls under the legal basis UKPGA 2023/54 and was carried out using a method described as "Below threshold - unknown." The tender has progressed through to the award stage with the contract now being active and awarded to GatenbySanderson Limited.

This tender presents lucrative opportunities for large-scale recruitment firms, adept in providing executive search services, to leverage their expertise and establish a partnership with a prominent educational institution like The Open University. Companies capable of delivering high-quality recruitment solutions and able to navigate sub-central government procurement processes in the UK would find this contract highly suitable. The contract's scope within the UK region offers an opportunity to expand services and enhance business growth through reputed collaborations.

## Notice

Executive Search services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052106-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 4 Aug 2025 - 1 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK7 6AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Monkston |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| 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

- 28 Aug 2025 at 14:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052106-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052106-2025
  28th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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