Executive Recruitment and Search Services

Tender description

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is seeking to engage with the market to inform the potential future procurement of executive recruitment and search services.<br/><br/>The services are expected to support appointments to senior roles, including:<br/><br/>Chair positions<br/>Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Associate NEDs (ANEDs)<br/>Senior Executive roles (e.g. Band 9 / Very Senior Manager level)<br/><br/>The authority is exploring a more strategic and flexible approach to recruitment, including:<br/><br/>Proactive talent identification and pipeline development<br/>Early engagement with potential candidates prior to formal recruitment<br/>Flexible delivery models tailored to individual appointments Lot 1: The future requirement may include, but is not limited to:<br/><br/>Executive search and recruitment services<br/>Market mapping and talent pipeline development<br/>Candidate attraction, assessment, and shortlisting<br/>Advisory support to appointment panels<br/>Pre-recruitment engagement activity (e.g. “soft search” to test market interest and role design)<br/>Provision of market intelligence and insights<br/><br/>Objectives of the Engagement<br/><br/>The authority is seeking to:<br/><br/>Understand market capability and capacity<br/>Explore delivery and commercial models<br/>Identify innovative approaches to improving recruitment outcomes<br/>Inform the design of a future procurement process<br/><br/>Areas of Interest for Supplier Feedback<br/><br/>The authority welcomes input on:<br/><br/>Delivery models (e.g. full-service, partial support, search-only)<br/>Approaches to talent pipelining and succession planning<br/>Methods to improve diversity and inclusion in candidate pools<br/>Strategies to reduce time to hire and failed appointments<br/>Commercial models, including pricing structures and multi-year arrangements<br/>Value-added services (e.g. insights, psychometrics, market analysis) Additional information: Interested organisations should register their interest by contacting:<br/><br/>Philip.Adamson2@nhs.net<br/><br/>Suppliers will then be provided with further information, including any questionnaire and engagement details.<br/><br/>Deadline for expressions of interest: [<br/><br/>Monday 20th April 2026.