AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office awarded an executive-search service for its Chief People Officer role to RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED. The published award value is £67,000 and the stated service period runs from 25 September 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, made through a call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a £67,000 public-sector recruitment-services award for a senior executive appointment.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c832d071-b979-471a-acd6-690e1db276db-1 · 67000 GBP · Active award
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Verified company name is RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED, matched by company number 03258089. The award names the supplier and records £67,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-c832d071-b979-471a-acd6-690e1db276db-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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The award record date is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence25 September 2026 to 30 June 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod records specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£67,000
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The award value is 67000 GBP; the tender value is also 67000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and an award value of £67,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence24 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-24T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence25 September 2026
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ContractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T15:35:11+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence30 June 2027
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ContractPeriod endDate is 2027-06-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExecutive search for a Chief People Officer role
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Title and description state "Executive Search for Chief People Officer Role".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence79600000 — Recruitment services
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Primary CPV classification is 79600000, described as "Recruitment services".
Delivery location
96% confidenceMK11 9NQ
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The tender item lists delivery postal code MK11 9NQ.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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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
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Service period
99% confidence25 September 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceSuitable for VCSEs: no
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceFramework call-off for a defined senior executive-search assignment
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The procurement is a call-off from a framework agreement for executive search for the Chief People Officer role.
Published value position
98% confidence£67,000 for the stated award period
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The single award is valued at £67,000 and has a stated end date of 30 June 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus signature evidence
99% confidenceThe notice records an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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Published data contains award status and contractPeriod, with no signature field or signed-contract document.
Evaluation and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scores, ranking, pricing breakdown or award rationale is included.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots or lot allocation are published.
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot IDs are null.
Renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm a signed contract; it records an active award and stated contract period.
- Information on bidder numbers, evaluation, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot titles, lot allocation or individual lot values are published.
- No extension or renewal options are published; the renewal horizon is an estimate based only on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDO executive search contractChief People Officer recruitmentRUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITEDrecruitment services awardframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the FCDO Chief People Officer executive-search award?
RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED, verified by company number 03258089.
What is the published value of the award?
£67,000.
How was the requirement procured?
As a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
When does the stated contract period end?
30 June 2027.
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