A few days ago, Dave Hill spotted this in Mayor’s report to the Assembly for 10th September.
“Agreed the award of and entry into a contract with Egon Zehnder for search and selection services to assist with the recruitment of 2-3 senior appointments within the Mayor’s Office (agreeing an exemption to the Authority’s contracts code of practice for this purpose).”
“The maximum cost of this contract to the GLA is £125,000 and will be contained within budgets set aside for the Mayor’s Office.”
A statement has now been released:
“The GLA have employed an executive search firm to search for individuals to fill two to three senior positions. These essential roles will support the Mayor in delivering his vision for London and it is therefore crucial that highest quality of applicants are put forward for these positions. Executive search firms have the capacity, network of contacts in the specialist fields and the ability to approach a range of individuals about the roles in a confidential manner. It is expected that this process will enable the recruitment of exceptional individuals with track records of success in their fields of expertise. The cost quoted is the maximum payable, in practice, we expect the final costs to be less.”
Apparently Nick Boles authorised this on the 7th July - three days after Ray Lewis’s resignation. We can only conclude that City Hall had suddenly lost confidence in their ability to judge applicants.
Edited, for different thought
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