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Executive Recruitment Framework

Stoke on Trent City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 00:11.

Opportunity overview

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a procurement exercise for the provision of Executive Recruitment Services. The Council intends to establish a multi-supplier Executive framework to support the recruitment of permanent senior leadership positions across the organisation. The framework is expected to support recruitment to roles including but not limited to, Chief Officers, Corporate Directors, Directors and Heads of Service. The Council wishes to engage with the market to better understand current market capabilities, operating models, commercial approaches and emerging best practice within the executive recruitment sector. Scope of Services The proposed framework is expected to include services such as: Executive search and candidate identification Candidate attraction and engagement Advertising and recruitment campaign management Market mapping Candidate assessment and selection support Interview and appointment support Offer negotiation and appointment management Diversity and inclusion initiatives within recruitment campaigns

Classification

  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CRN/2026/283
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
8 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
7 Dec 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
7 Dec 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Purpose of Market Engagement The Council is seeking feedback from providers in relation to: Executive recruitment and search methodologies Candidate attraction strategies Equality, diversity and inclusion approaches Framework and call-off arrangements Commercial and pricing models Candidate replacement guarantees Performance management and reporting requirements Emerging innovations and good practice within the sector. Interested organisations are invited to provide written feedback on the areas identified within this notice by the engagement deadline. Participation in this market engagement exercise will not form part of any future procurement evaluation and will not provide any supplier with any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process. Responses should be submitted by email to Agnes.Ashun@stoke.gov.uk.
Due
7 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078208-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Aug 2026, 15:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Stoke on Trent City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Glebe Street
Locality
Stoke-on-Trent
Postal Code
ST4 1HH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stoke-on-Trent · UKG23 · ST4 1HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 078208-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·