FTS UK public procurement

Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services

APUC Limited

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-05d080
Tender value£12,000,0006 awards · 6 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 28 October 2026
Buyer
APUC Limited
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
79600000 — Recruitment services
Tender period
Not supplied — 13 April 2026

Description

The Authority appointed Contractor(s) for the provision of Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions (and affiliated bodies) in Scotland. A list of the Institutions can be found in Appendix E. In addition, the following purchasing consortia and their respective members have agreed in principle to participate in the Framework Agreement: London Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (LUPC) – Lots 3, 5 and 6 only North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NWUPC) Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium its members (SUPC) – Lot 6 only NHS National Procurement and its members Healthcare Improvement Scotland NHS Education for Scotland NHS Golden Jubilee NHS24 Scotland Excel and its members Scottish Ambulance Service Scottish Government The State Hospitals Board for Scotland The framework agreement is available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group. https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

6 shown
Active

Recruitment related services

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
23 August 2026
Active

Executive Search – North

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
23 August 2026
Active

Executive Search - South

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
23 August 2026
Active

Senior Specialist Search – North

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
23 August 2026
Active

Senior Specialist Search – South

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
23 August 2026
Active

Chairs of Court and members of governing committees and boards

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
5
Signed contract
23 August 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

20 parties
Buyer, CentralPurchasingBody

APUC Limited

Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, UK, FK8 2DZ, United Kingdom

Supplier

Anderson Quigley

Tintagel House, 92 Albert Embankment, London, UK, SE1 7TY, United Kingdom

Supplier

Anderson Quigley

Anderson Quigley, Tintagel House, London, UK, SE1 7TY, United Kingdom

Supplier

Aspen People ltd

177 West George Street, Glasgow, UK, G2 2LB, United Kingdom

Supplier

Corus Consultancy

Corus House, 1 Elmira Street, London, UK, SE13 7GS, United Kingdom

Supplier

Creegan Talent

37 Albyn Place, Aberdeen, UKM50, AB101YN, United Kingdom

Supplier

Eden Scott

142 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, UKM, G2 5LA, United Kingdom

Supplier

Exemplia Group Ltd

18-20 Old Market place, Stocks Court, ALTRINCHAM, UK, WA14 4df, United Kingdom

Supplier

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

4th Floor, City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, UK, M1 4BT, United Kingdom

Supplier

Livingston James Ltd

218 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G2 5SG, United Kingdom

Supplier

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd

9 George Square,, Glasgow,, UK, G2 1QQ, United Kingdom

Supplier

Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones Recruitment Ltd, 41 High Street, Ramsgate, UK, CT101JR, United Kingdom

Supplier

Orion Engineering Services Ltd

Orion House, Castle Heather, Inverness, UK, IV2 6AA, United Kingdom

Supplier

Perrett Laver Ltd

Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, Nine Elms, London, UKI, SW11 7BW, United Kingdom

Supplier

Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd

Meriden Hall, Main Road, Meriden, Warwickshire, UK, CV7 7PT, United Kingdom

Supplier

Practicus

Riverside Barns, Remenham Church Lane, Henley-on-thames, UK, RG9 3DB, United Kingdom

Supplier

Recruitment Direct UK Ltd

Herkimer House,, Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow, UK, EH497SF, United Kingdom

Supplier

Saxton Bampfylde

46 Melville Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH3 7HF, United Kingdom

ReviewBody

Sheriff Court House

Viewfield Place, Stirling, FK8 1NH, United Kingdom

Supplier

Veredus Executive Limited

Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London, UKI, WC2N 4JF, United Kingdom

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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