AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency awarded Saxton Bampfylde a direct, below-threshold recruitment-services contract for the recruitment of a permanent Deputy Director in TPD. The published contract record states that it was signed on 3 September 2026 and is active through 31 December 2026.
Published outcomeSaxton Bampfylde is the named supplier for lot 1. The contract value is £25,000 net (£30,000 gross).
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier executive recruitment assignment awarded without competition from an existing framework supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Saxton Bampfylde
98% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · £25,000 net; £30,000 gross GBP · Active contract
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Award 2 names Saxton Bampfylde as supplier and relates to lot 1. Linked contract 2 is active and gives amounts of GBP 25,000 and GBP 30,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published procurement status
98% confidenceContract details notice; complete
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Process display status is awarded; tender status is complete; the document is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 2 has status active and is linked to contract 2.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 2 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 3 September 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned is 2026-09-03.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, net
99% confidence£25,000
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Contract 2 value.amount is 25000 GBP.
Contract value, gross
99% confidence£30,000
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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 30000 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceAllocated to the single published contract; no separate lot value published
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One supplier is named on award 2 and one linked contract value is published; lot 1 has no standalone value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed and start date
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned and period.startDate are both 2026-09-03.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 2 period.endDate is 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Transparency notice published
97% confidence7 October 2026
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Release history records notice 094504-2026 on 2026-10-07.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 097418-2026 record publication on 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExecutive recruitment support for a permanent Deputy Director in TPD
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Tender title and description state the requirement is recruitment of a permanent Deputy Director in TPD.
Services described
98% confidenceCandidate search, shortlisting and testing as appropriate
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Tender description specifies finding candidates, shortlisting applicants and carrying out testing as appropriate.
Classification
97% confidenceCPV 75111100 — Executive services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 75111100, described as Executive services.
Lot structure
96% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records identify related lot 1; no lot title or description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - without competition.
Framework context
93% confidenceBuyer states the supplier was already on its Framework of contractors, specifically Framework schedule 6
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Tender description states the company was already part of the buyer's framework of contractors, specifically Framework schedule 6.
Published rationale
92% confidenceThe buyer cites executive-search track record, work on another Environment Agency executive recruitment, diversity outreach, timetable, price and a search guarantee
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These factors are listed in the tender description as reasons for recommending appointment.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, tenderer list or evaluation scoring published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence3 September 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 2 period gives these start and end dates.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 2 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
94% confidenceShort-term executive recruitment assignment
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The requirement concerns recruitment for one permanent Deputy Director position, and the published contract period runs for roughly four months.
Route-to-market signal
95% confidenceExisting framework access was cited alongside a direct below-threshold procedure
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The description references Framework schedule 6, while the tender method is direct and below threshold without competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting award records
98% confidenceOne extracted award record is pending and valued at £25,000, while the detailed source contains a separate active award linked to the signed active contract
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Top-level awards show award 1 as pending with £25,000 and award 2 as active with no value; detailed JSON links active award 2 to contract 2.
Safe interpretation of value
98% confidenceThe £25,000 net and £30,000 gross figures are reported from the signed contract, not attributed to the separate pending award record
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Contract 2 publishes these values and links to active award 2.
Supplier identity
98% confidenceSupplier name is published but no verified legal company name or company number is supplied
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable; verified_company_name and company-number fields are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Unpublished procurement detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown and extension terms
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No such fields appear in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains both a pending extracted award record and an active award linked to the signed contract; the analysis does not treat the pending record as a concluded contract.
- No verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Saxton Bampfylde.
- No lot title, lot description or standalone lot value is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation scores, detailed pricing and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencySaxton Bampfyldeexecutive recruitmentDeputy Director recruitmentdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Environment Agency Deputy Director recruitment contract?
Saxton Bampfylde is the supplier named on the active award and contract.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £25,000 net and £30,000 gross.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract record gives a signature date of 3 September 2026.
When does the contract end?
The published end date is 31 December 2026; no renewal option is stated.
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