PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

GMCA 1747 - GMFRS Executive Search and Selection Services

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · published 20 Mar 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID61b0b907-3e26-4f8e-9afe-f4998fd9c671-889499
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-3b4f6752-f967-4d4d-9690-fa306c1565d2
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-170514
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£55,000
award field
Tender value
£55,000
tender field
Procurement method
Other -
Category
services
CPV
79600000
Recruitment services
Delivery
Not stated
M1 6EU
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

GMFRS are in a stage of transformation and transition, with X2 Assistant Chief Fire Officer (Exec Director) forecasted in the coming months, it is a strategic priority that the Group appoint a reliable Executive Search and Selection (ESS).

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release20 Mar 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published20 Feb 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published25 Feb 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published23 Aug 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

GatenbySanderson

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 20 Mar 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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