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title: "NHS Online Executive Search - Chair & NED appointments to new NHS Online Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef28"
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# NHS Online Executive Search - Chair & NED appointments to new NHS Online Trust

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef28

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## Summary

NHS England procured executive search services 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 the new NHS Online Trust: one Chair and six non-executive directors. This is a specialist executive recruitment and board appointment assignment supporting the establishment of a new NHS healthcare organisation. The buying organisation is NHS England, a central government public authority. The work concerns health services and supports the NHS Online Trust rather than the delivery of clinical services, construction or technology implementation. The appointments are intended for the trust’s board, making this relevant to executive search firms with experience identifying senior candidates for chair and non-executive director roles in healthcare or comparable public service organisations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. NHS England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Saxton Bampfylde Ltd was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The award was made on 2 January 2026. The contract was signed on 2 January 2026 and runs from 5 January 2026 to 29 May 2026. Its value is £63,800 gross, including taxes. The contract is active. The requirement covers the executive search service for all seven appointments: one Chair and six non-executive directors. The source data identifies the procurement category as services and the award item as health services. The NHS Online Trust is due to be constituted on 1 June 2026.

This procurement demonstrates a defined NHS requirement for specialist executive search to establish a new trust board. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would be executive search firms able to attract, identify and source candidates for chair and non-executive director appointments, including a coordinated assignment covering several board-level roles. The relevant capability is the delivery of senior recruitment rather than general staffing, clinical provision or technology services. Firms that can present credible pipelines of board-quality candidates and manage appointments for a new NHS or public service organisation would be closest to the requirement. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that this type of assignment can be delivered by a specialist independent search firm rather than only by a large staffing group.

## 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/082445-2026 |
| 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 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 09:19 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082445-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082445-2026
  1st September 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

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