Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c1f-b5c7-73e5-9449-76f748a313d2/executive-search-deputy-director-railway-safety-and-deputy-chief-inspector-of awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Executive Search: Deputy Director, Railway Safety and Deputy Chief Inspector of Railways [Office of Rail and Road](https://tendernation.io/buyers/office-of-rail-and-road) Estimated value £5,000 to £15,000 Published 19 Feb 2018 Deadline Closed 6 Mar 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender We are looking to appoint an experienced executive search agent to assist us in concurrent recruitment a Deputy Director, Railway Safety and Deputy Chief Inspector of Railways (one role). This is a senior leadership role in ORR carrying responsibility for the leadership, direction and delivery of key ORR railway initiatives, activities and interventions. Key objectives of the role: Develop and maintain key relationships at senior levels with duty holders across UK's mainline railway, ensuring the highest level of co-operation and trust between ORR's inspectorial teams and their counterparts in the industry. Be an ambassador inside and outside ORR, explaining our role and advocating the value that joined-up regulation, combining health and safety with economic and performance regulation, and create for the UK; Promote the integration of economic and safety regulation and elated activities, making the best use of people, expertise and intelligence across ORR to achieve our objectives; including input to the periodic review. Acts as a role model for ORR's for corporate values and objectives. Key Accountabilities: Lead operational inspection associated with mainline railway in the UK. This includes the leadership of professional warranted inspectorial teams of (c x staff) covering: • Network Rail projects; • Network Rail routes; • Train operating companies; and • Freight operating companies. Additional information: Prospective bidders should register their interest in this tender on ORR's eTendering portal (instructions for joining the tender can be found in the ITT). Bidders should upload any requests for clarification and their proposals on to the portal by the dates and times set out in the ITT. Under no circumstances should bidders contact any member of the ORR directly other than the procurement team in connection to this ITT. Read full description ## CPV classification Recruitment services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3187da3c-4e1d-4d80-bbfb-f5cecacf94b4) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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