Awarded contract

Executive Search – Director General Health & Social Care and Chief Executive NHS Scotland

Details

Value
£34,000
Topic
Executive services
Published
2 July 2026

Tender description

The Scottish Government wishes to appoint a Chief Executive NHS Scotland and Director General Health & Social Care. This follows the retirement of the previous postholder. Lot 1: To assist with identifying the right candidate for the role Executive Search is required to source individuals with the skills and aspiration for this key role in the Scottish Government. The contractor will be responsible for the provision of conducting an Executive Search service for the Directorate for People: SCS Resourcing Team. The aim of the search is to ensure a strong field of diverse candidates from which to appoint a DG Health & Social Care who has the right skills, qualities and experience to lead the DG family in challenging times. The Supplier will be required to provide Executive Search services and will have established approaches and networks to make contact with potential candidates from a range of backgrounds within the UK and overseas.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date17 June 2026
  2. Completed: Award published2 July 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 75111100 · Executive services
  • 79600000 · Recruitment services

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