---
title: "NHS Online Executive Search - Chair & NED appointments to new NHS Online Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS England"
published: "2026-08-19"
---

# NHS Online Executive Search - Chair & NED appointments to new NHS Online Trust

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4.json)

## Summary

NHS England commissioned an executive search service for the NHS Online programme, formerly known as Virtual Hospital. The requirement was to attract, identify and source seven non-executive board-level appointments for a new NHS Online Trust: one Chair and six non-executive directors. This is a specialist senior recruitment assignment within the health sector, focused on forming the trust’s leadership and governance team. The buyer is NHS England, a central government public authority. The work relates to the establishment of NHS Online and the appointment of its board, rather than the supply of clinical services, IT systems or general recruitment. The appointed firm is expected to manage the search for suitable candidates across these seven positions.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Saxton Bampfylde Ltd. NHS England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 4 January 2026 and runs from 5 January 2026 to 29 May 2026, ahead of the new NHS Online Trust’s planned constitution on 1 June 2026. The awarded contract value is £63,800 excluding VAT, or £153,120 including VAT. One completed lot covered the full requirement. The award is active and the contract is active. The published procurement concerns executive search for all seven appointments, with Saxton Bampfylde Ltd identified as the successful supplier.

For a competing supplier, this award demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for executive search support to establish a new trust board. A credible future provider would need to show the ability to attract, identify and source candidates for senior non-executive governance roles, including a Chair and multiple non-executive directors, and to manage a search covering several appointments as one coordinated assignment. Relevant strengths would include a strong network of board-level candidates, robust candidate assessment and selection processes, and the capacity to handle a high-profile NHS leadership exercise. The successful supplier is an SME, indicating that this type of specialist assignment is not necessarily limited to the largest recruitment consultancies.

## Notice

The NHS Online programme (formerly Virtual Hospital) requires the services of an executive search firm to attract, identify and source 7 non-executive board level positions (1 x Chair and 6 x NEDs) for the new NHS Online Trust which will be constituted on 1 June 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079156-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Jan 2026 - 29 May 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £63,800 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS England |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Saxton Bampfylde Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 16:09 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079156-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079156-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e7f4.json.