Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Rd
London
SW1A2HQ
UK
Contact person: Chloe Cuskin
E-mail: chloe.cuskin@hmtreasury.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Executive Search: DG Recruitment
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Director General recruitment for HM Treasury.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
65 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Director General recruitment for HM Treasury. Fixed term, fixed cost requirement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.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.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 2 Executive Search - SCS3 & SCS4
Contract No: P12055
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Korn Ferry (UK) Ltd
14 Ryder Street, London, SW1Y 6QB
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 65 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/11/2025