---
title: "Senior and Executive Recruitment Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de0a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Ofsted"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Senior and Executive Recruitment Support

Buyer: Ofsted  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de0a

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## Summary

Ofsted procured recruitment services for senior and executive roles. The requirement is for recruitment support, covering the identification and appointment of people for senior and executive positions rather than general staffing. Ofsted is the buying organisation, with its registered office at 10 South Colonnade, London. The work is intended to support Ofsted’s activities across the United Kingdom. This is a specialist professional services opportunity for executive search and senior-level recruitment providers. The procurement category is services, with the relevant CPV classification 79600000 for recruitment services. The named supplier is based in Leeds, while the buying organisation is based in London and the requirement has UK-wide delivery coverage.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Gatenby Sanderson Limited was selected as supplier for the senior and executive recruitment support requirement. The contract is valued at £200,000 and was signed on 3 July 2026. The process used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, under the ESPO 3S-22 Strategic HR Services framework and the Procurement Regulations 2015. The stated rationale places the procurement outside the scope of the relevant directive. Evaluation was based on price, and one bid was recorded. The requirement included an option described as one additional 24-month period. The associated lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are active.

This requirement shows demand from Ofsted for a specialist executive recruitment provider able to support senior appointments across the United Kingdom. Businesses well placed for comparable work would have established executive search capability, experience recruiting senior and executive personnel, and the capacity to manage assignments for a national public body. A credible supplier would also need to operate effectively through a public-sector framework route and compete on price where price is the evaluation basis. The award to an SME indicates that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large corporate recruitment group. Providers should be able to demonstrate reliable candidate identification, assessment and appointment support for senior roles.

## Notice

Recruitment Support for senior and executive roles

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Recruitment Support for senior and executive roles

Options: 1x 24 months

### Procurement Information

Contracted awarded under PCR 2015. ESPO framework 3S-22 Strategic HR Services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074839-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ofsted |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gatenby Sanderson Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 15:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074839-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

## Provenance

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