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Executive Recruitment Framework

Stoke on Trent City Council

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Estimated value
£168,000
Excluding VAT
Where
West Midlands
Buyer in West Midlands
Trade
Business, admin and consultancy
Recruitment services
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Time to bid
11 full UK working days before the closing day, Tue 10 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out).
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 19 days from publication to the closing day: shorter than the median for open consultancy and business services tenders (29 days).
Value
£168,000 is below the median (£423,334) of the 264 open consultancy and business services tenders that state a value.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council seeks to establish a multi-supplier Executive framework to support the recruitment to permanent senior leadership positions across the organisation.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 099762-2026
Buyer
Stoke on Trent City Council
Buyer’s region
West Midlands
Where the work is
West Midlands
Listed on Evendraft under
West Midlands
Published
22 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
10 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value
£168,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Business, admin and consultancy
CPV codes
  • 79600000 Recruitment services
Procedure
Below threshold - open competitionOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Yes, for up to 5 suppliers
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Yes
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
YesGood for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
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