Published date: 9 February 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 26 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PS17267

Published date

9 February 2018

Closing date

26 February 2018

Contract start date

1 March 2018

Contract end date

1 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS 26/02/2018 17:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

*CONFIDENTIAL*
UKGI require recruitment advisory support to find up to 5 NEDs for UKGI assets, preferably from a diverse range of backgrounds with a broad range of experience and skills applicable to the role.

For all five of the NED positions across the UKGI assets, the successful advisor will support UKGI in finding candidates with expertise in operating at a senior level within a major business or other organisation and have the below specification:
• Expertise of working as a non-executive director (highly desirable);
• With one or more of the following skillsets:
o Procurement expertise (commercial or legal), with significant expertise of current best procurement practice (ideally in major projects and/or with public procurement perspective);
o Expertise in accountancy, audit, other financial services or at senior levels in the finance function in the corporate world; and / or
o Knowledge and expertise of the nuclear sector (applied, rather than academic).

NEDs will also need to have the following personal skills:
• Clear, effective and robust communication and influencing skills, including an ability to contribute fully to Board discussions, challenge the Executive effectively but constructively, and communicate with a wide range of audiences;
•Independent and strategic thinking with an ability to analyse complex issues and promote innovative thinking;
•Team working and collaboration skills, including an ability to work in a collegiate fashion with other executives and non-executives in the organisation to solve collective problems;
•Results orientation and a willingness to look for solutions combined with a focus on targeted performance measurement
•Adaptability and pragmatism, including an ability to adapt quickly to fast moving & challenging situations;
•Demonstrable commitment to good practice in corporate governance.

Appointment of up to a total of 5 NEDs, with the first cohort no later than Summer 2018, with the first cohort (1-2 NEDs) to join the NDA Board as close to this date as possible, and the second cohort to join Boards in the UKGI portfolio at later dates (which will be dependent upon terms of office expiry dates across the various Boards).
Full range of executive search and selection activity including:
1 Candidate targeting and actively searching for candidates
2 Advert design and placement with thorough research into the market
3 Long listing and shortlisting
4 Providing feedback to candidates

The envisaged timetable for key stages of the first recruitment round is as follows:
•Appointment of advisers March 2018
•Advert to go out by mid-March (closing end March 2018)
•Long list to close early April 2018
•Short list to close mid-April 2018
•Interviews to take place from mid- end April 2018

Interviews to take place from mid- end April 2018. Please note the above dates are estimated and may be subject to change.

Appointments by Summer 2018

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About the buyer

Contact name

Owen Lister

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
Wales

Email

ProfessionalServices@uksbs.co.uk