Awarded contract

CEO recruitment for Cefas

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Saxton Bampfylde
Value: £30,000
Duration: 5 months
Topic: Executive services
Published: 11 November 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Recruitment campaign for a CEO, decision to use of SaxBampf from Sally Randall' office. Candidate long list meeting 24 Nov 2026, candidate short list meeting 14 Dec 2026, interviews from 19 Jan 2026, fireside chats, stakeholder engagement, psychometric assessments ## Contract award Title: CEO recruitment for Cefas ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published11 November 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date11 November 2026
Next: Contract expiry date12 April 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov