---
title: "002891 RECRUITMENT SERVICES"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07812c"
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buyer: "British Library"
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# 002891 RECRUITMENT SERVICES

Buyer: British Library  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07812c

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## Summary

The British Library Board bought a fully managed executive recruitment service to fill six roles: four HR Business Partners, a Head of People Operations and a Head of Health & Safety. The work covered the full recruitment process, including campaign design, executive search, market mapping, candidate sourcing and advertising, candidate assessment, interview support, offer management, onboarding assistance and project management. The purpose was to secure suitable candidates for senior people and safety positions. This is a recruitment services contract, delivered for the British Library in the United Kingdom. The requirement combines specialist search and candidate assessment with practical end-to-end coordination, rather than covering recruitment advertising alone.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The British Library awarded the single lot to Osborne Thomas Limited through a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 24 September to 18 December 2026. Its value is £46,800 excluding VAT and £56,160 including VAT. The selected supplier is responsible for recruitment across all six roles, with a managed service spanning search, assessment, candidate support and onboarding. The published procurement information identifies one lot. No separate award date or evaluation criteria are stated in the available process information.

For recruitment firms, this award shows the British Library’s demand for a supplier able to manage executive hiring across both HR and health-and-safety leadership roles. A credible competitor would need to combine executive search and market mapping with the capacity to source candidates for several vacancies, design recruitment campaigns, assess applicants and support interviews. The service also required handling offers, assisting with onboarding and managing delivery end to end, so capability across the complete recruitment journey matters alongside search expertise. The selected supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, demonstrating that this requirement was delivered by an SME. Firms whose experience covers senior appointments and coordinated multi-role campaigns are the closest fit for this buyer’s demonstrated requirement.

## Notice

Provision of a fully managed executive recruitment service for six British Library roles: 4 x HR Business Partners, 1 x Head of People Operations, and 1 x Head of Health & Safety. The service includes recruitment campaign design, executive search, market mapping, candidate sourcing, advertising, candidate assessment and interview support, offer management, onboarding assistance, and end-to-end project management to secure high-quality candidates

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094016-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Sep 2026 - 18 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £46,800 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | British Library |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 2DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | St Pancras & Somers Town |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Osborne Thomas Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 17:59 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094016-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094016-2026
  5th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bl.uk
- https://osbornethomas.org/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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