---
title: "New Chair of The Insolvency Service Recruitment campaign"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f39e"
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# New Chair of The Insolvency Service Recruitment campaign

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f39e

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned specialist search and recruitment support for the public appointment of a new Chair of The Insolvency Service. The service covers attracting suitable candidates, mapping the relevant market, engaging stakeholders, supporting assessment and managing the recruitment campaign. This is a professional recruitment and executive search requirement for a central government department, rather than the supply of goods or construction work. It would suit firms that advise on senior public appointments and can manage a complete, sensitive recruitment campaign from market research through candidate assessment and appointment support. The named buyer is the Department for Business & Trade, based in London, and the appointed supplier is GatenbySanderson Ltd, an SME headquartered in Leeds.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. The Department for Business & Trade used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. GatenbySanderson Ltd was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 and runs from 14 September 2026 to 14 December 2026. Its value is £28,000 excluding VAT, or £33,600 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The requirement was treated as a single lot covering recruitment services, with the procurement classified under CPV 79600000. The published outcome identifies the supplier and contract terms, but does not set out a scored evaluation basis or separate award criteria.

This award indicates demand within the Department for Business & Trade for executive search expertise supporting senior public appointments, particularly appointments requiring a credible candidate-attraction strategy and careful handling of stakeholders. A strong competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability in specialist search, market mapping and targeted engagement with potential candidates, alongside robust assessment support and campaign management. Experience of operating in a public-sector or similarly scrutinised environment would help establish credibility, especially where the appointment involves a national public body and senior governance responsibilities. Suppliers should be able to coordinate the full campaign, maintain stakeholder confidence, handle confidential candidate information and provide clear, well-managed assessment processes. The successful supplier was an SME, showing that this scale of specialist recruitment work can be delivered by a focused search firm.

## Notice

New Chair of The Insolvency Service Recruitment campaign: Specialist search and recruitment support for the public appointment of a new Chair of the Insolvency Service, including candidate attraction, market mapping, stakeholder engagement, assessment support and campaign management.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084472-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 14 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £28,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| 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 | GatenbySanderson |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 14:30 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084472-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084472-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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