AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office awarded a £67,000 recruitment-services call-off for an executive search relating to its Director Internal Audit and Investigations role. The named supplier is RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED, with an award date and stated contract-period start of 21 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier executive-search engagement procured through a framework call-off rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b74421a3-08ec-4ad1-b35d-e9924581ca0d-1 · 67000 GBP · active
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The award names supplier GB-COH-03258089 and value £67,000. Supplier verification matches company number 03258089 to RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice and award status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is 'awarded'; source status is 'complete'; the award record status is 'active'.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied award notice and award record provide no explicit signature or conclusion field.
Stated contract start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£67,000
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Award value amount is 67000 GBP; tender value is also 67000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with a value of £67,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence20 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender tenderPeriod endDate: 2026-09-20T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence30 June 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-06-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice document and release history datePublished/release_date: 2026-10-14T15:41:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExecutive search for a Director Internal Audit and Investigations role
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Process and tender title/description: 'Executive Search for Director Internal Audit and Investigations Role'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
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Main procurement category is services; primary CPV is 79600000, Recruitment services.
Delivery location
92% confidenceMK11 9NQ
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Tender item delivery address postal code is MK11 9NQ.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results not stated
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No bidder count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Award contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Term length
94% confidenceApproximately 9 months and 10 days
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Calculated from the stated 21 September 2026 start and 30 June 2027 end dates.
Extension or renewal options
98% confidenceNot stated
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No option, extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA £67,000 framework call-off for a defined executive-search assignment
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The notice states a £67,000 award and describes the route as a framework call-off for executive search.
SME suitability indication
95% confidenceThe tender marked SME suitability as true
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published award evidence
99% confidenceAward information is supported by a Contracts Finder awarded contract notice published on 14 October 2026.
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The supplied document is an 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder' with that publication date.
Contract execution evidence
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No explicit signed-contract or contract-conclusion status is present.
Unpublished competition and pricing detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation or detailed specification is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings information is supplied.
- No extension, renewal, pricing-breakdown, lot-allocation or detailed service-delivery information is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDO executive search contractRussell Reynolds Associates LimitedDirector Internal Audit and Investigationsrecruitment services awardframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the FCDO executive search award?
RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED, verified against company number 03258089.
What is the award value?
The recorded award value is £67,000.
When does the stated contract period end?
The stated end date is 30 June 2027.
Was this an open procurement?
No. The notice describes a selective procedure and a call-off from a framework agreement.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.