AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords has concluded and signed a contract with Saxton Bampflyde for search and selection services to recruit a Finance Director for the House of Lords.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to active contract 1. The contract was signed on 25 September 2026, starts on 28 September 2026 and ends on 21 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition recruitment-services engagement with a contract value of £27,000 excluding VAT (£32,400 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Saxton Bampflyde
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £27,000 excluding VAT; £32,400 including VAT (shared contract value, allocated to the single listed supplier) GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names Saxton Bampflyde as its supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states amount £27,000 and amountGross £32,400.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096908-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 25 September 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-25.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£27,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 27000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£32,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 32400 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-25.
Contract start
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-28.
Contract end
99% confidence21 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-21T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Document 096908-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSearch and selection agency services to advertise and recruit a Finance Director for the House of Lords
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The tender description states this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 79600000 — Recruitment services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79600000, described as Recruitment services.
Delivery location
95% confidenceUKI, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKI, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender states procurementMethod "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender states procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published
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No bid count, scores, rankings or evaluation narrative are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 21 December 2026
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal provision is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceA short-term, single-supplier recruitment assignment
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One supplier is listed for award 1; the contract runs from 28 September to 21 December 2026 and covers recruitment services.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published figures distinguish £27,000 net from £32,400 gross
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Contract 1 separately reports amount and amountGross in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity evidence
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is used as supplied; no separately verified legal company name is available in the data
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The supplier record has no verified_company_name and identity status is "not_applicable".
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 has status only; its title, description and value fields are null.
Procurement transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation details, award date, pricing breakdown and extension terms
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separately verified legal company name or company number was supplied for Saxton Bampflyde.
- The notice does not publish an award date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
House of LordsSaxton BampflydeFinance Director recruitmentsearch and selectionrecruitment servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the House of Lords Finance Director search and selection contract?
Saxton Bampflyde is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £27,000 excluding VAT and £32,400 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated contract period is 28 September 2026 to 21 December 2026.
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.