---
title: "Recruitment Agency for CEO position"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a2a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "British Business Bank"
published: "2026-10-16"
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# Recruitment Agency for CEO position

Buyer: British Business Bank  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a2a

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## Summary

British Business Bank procured executive recruitment services to appoint its chief executive officer. The requirement was for a recruitment agency to support the bank’s CEO appointment, rather than general staffing or recruitment across multiple roles. The service is classified as recruitment services (CPV 79600000). The procurement was structured as a single lot, and the awarded service was for delivery in the United Kingdom. This is a senior, high-profile executive search assignment for a central government-owned business bank, so it concerns identifying and recruiting a chief executive rather than supplying temporary or routine personnel. The buyer is British Business Bank, based in Sheffield.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Korn Ferry (UK) Limited. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026, with a period running from 7 October 2026 to 4 April 2028. Its value is £130,000 excluding VAT and £156,000 including VAT. The award was made through a selective route, below the applicable threshold and under a framework agreement; the call-off was not competitive. There was one lot. The procurement data does not set out separate scoring or evaluation criteria, so the award basis beyond the framework route is not stated. The successful supplier is a large company. The contract is active.

For executive search firms, this award demonstrates demand from British Business Bank for specialist recruitment support on a chief executive appointment. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need a proven capability to identify, assess and engage senior leadership candidates, alongside the capacity to manage a high-stakes appointment process for a central government bank. The selected supplier is a large recruitment firm, indicating that the buyer has used an established provider for this assignment. Suppliers whose work centres on routine staffing, temporary labour or recruitment for unrelated roles are less closely aligned with the requirement. The route used was a framework award rather than an open competitive call-off, so firms seeking comparable work would need to understand the relevant framework route and be positioned to provide executive-level search services to this buyer.

## Notice

For the provision of an Recruitment Agency for the Banks CEO position.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098217-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2026 - 4 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £130,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | British Business Bank |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2GQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Korn Ferry (UK) Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 17:38 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098217-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098217-2026
  16th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05295b
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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