Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Rd
London
SW1A2HQ
Contact
Chloe Cuskin
chloe.cuskin@hmtreasury.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Executive Search: DG Recruitment
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Director General recruitment for HM Treasury.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £65,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Director General recruitment for HM Treasury. Fixed term, fixed cost requirement.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
In the event that the Buyer is not content with the quality of applicants at any stage, the Buyer reserves the right to ask the Supplier to re-launch the recruitment process.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This was a Direct Award to Korn Ferry (UK) Ltd, under the CCS Executive and Non-Executive Recruitment Services Framework RM6290. Due to the urgency and sensitive nature of the role needing to be recruited, a direct award was the most suitable route to market, and therefore did not require a prior publication on Find a Tender.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
P12055
Lot No
Lot 2 Executive Search - SCS3 & SCS4
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 November 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Korn Ferry (UK) Ltd
14 Ryder Street, London, SW1Y 6QB
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £65,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £65,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
HM Treasury
London
Country
United Kingdom