Recruitment tenders in the UK

CPV category: Recruitment services (796*)

We track 2,355 awarded recruitment services contracts (CPV 796*) in the UK. 182 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £78k, and half of awards fall between £36k and £274k (2,286 awards with a value). 432 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months182

Open tenders14

Median award£78k

Contracts tracked2,355

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 182)

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends	Region
Executive Search for the Permanent Recruitment of 2 x Service Directors in Regeneration & Environment call-off Find a Tender · CPV 79600000	Rotherham Borough Council	TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITED	£30k	8 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Yorkshire and the Humber
Service Manager Repairs & Maintenance Find a Tender · CPV 79600000	Sheffield City Council	MICHAEL PAGE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED	£11k	8 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Yorkshire and the Humber
701580380 - TRAINING SOLUTION TO DELIVER, TEST AND CERTIFICATE THE COMPTIA NETWORK+ QUALIFICATION Contracts Finder · CPV 79632000	Ministry of Defence	LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL LTD	£89k	10 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	South East
NED Executive Requirement call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79600000	DSIT	Gatenby Sanderson	£58k	14 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	London
Connect to Work Find a Tender · CPV 79611000	Devon County Council	EAT THAT FROG C.I.C.	£666k	15 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	South West
CP2662-24/1 Connect to Work (Lot 3 IPS in Teignbridge, South Hams and West Devon) Find a Tender · CPV 79611000	Devon County Council	CRYSTAL PATHWAYS LTD	£566k	15 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	South West
Connect to Work Find a Tender · CPV 79611000	Devon County Council	EAT THAT FROG C.I.C.	£482k	15 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	South West
Staff Member Secondment Agreement Find a Tender · CPV 79620000	NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)	Bristol City Council	£50k	15 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Wales
C0887 - Provision of Executive Search Services Contracts Finder · CPV 79600000	National Wealth Fund Limited	Saxton Bampfylde	£440k	19 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Yorkshire and the Humber
Maternity Cover Contingent Labour Find a Tender · CPV 79620000	Infected Blood Compensation Authority	The Evergreen Group Limited	£156k	27 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide

See all 182 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (10 of 14)

Opportunity	Buyer	Value	Deadline	Region
Agency Open Framework for the supply of Care & Support Temporary Workers Find a Tender · CPV 79620000	Orwell Housing Association Ltd	£13.5m	12 Oct 2026, 16:00 UK time	East of England
IWM/2627/Ops/3508: DBS Checking Services for Imperial War Museums Find a Tender · CPV 79630000	Imperial War Museums	£89k	19 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	UK-wide
ID562 Recruitment Preferred Supplier List Framework Find a Tender · CPV 79600000	Aspire Housing	£568k	19 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	West Midlands
SC1 Internship Pilot Find a Tender · CPV 79634000	London Borough of Southwark	£50k	19 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time	London
Lionheart Educational Trust - HR & Payroll Software and Managed Payroll Services Find a Tender · CPV 79631000	Lionheart Educational Trust	£600k	26 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time	UK-wide
CA18471 - Lionheart Educational Trust - HR & Payroll Software and Managed Payroll Services SME-suitable Contracts Finder · CPV 79631000	Lionheart Educational Trust	£600k	26 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time	East Midlands
SPS-02357 Temporary Maintenance Staff Find a Tender · CPV 79620000	Scottish Prison Service	value not published	29 Oct 2026, 14:00 UK time	Scotland
APX058 - Framework for the Provision of Agency Nursing, Care, Support and Ancillary Staff Find a Tender · CPV 79624000	Apex Housing Association	£17.0m	30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	Northern Ireland
Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement Find a Tender · CPV 79600000	Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body	value not published	2 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time	Scotland
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability Services Find a Tender · CPV 79611000	Aberdeen City Council	value not published	15 Nov 2027, 12:00 UK time	Scotland

All open tenders in this category

Expiring by quarter

Q1 2027 (95)Q2 2027 (24)Q3 2027 (39)Q4 2027 (14)Q1 2028 (18)Q2 2028 (5)

By region

Region	Contracts	Ending in window
London	554	29
South West	336	38
South East	304	17
North West	156	20
East Midlands	122	8
West Midlands	121	5
Yorkshire and the Humber	120	17
East of England	104	6
North East	94	5
Scotland	73	0
Wales	71	3
Northern Ireland	31	0

Top buyers

Buyer	Contracts	Value
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	179	£30.2m
UK Health Security Agency	110	£16.7m
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	109	£105.8m
FCDO Services	84	£9.1m
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)	74	£25.3m
STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT	59	£1.7m
DHSC	58	£3.8m
University Of The West Of England	57	£6.7m
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust	36	£12.6m
Ministry of Defence	30	£1.2bn

Most frequent incumbents

Supplier	Contracts	Value
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED	124	£6.2bn
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED	60	£92.9m
MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED	59	£1.7bn
Reed Specialist Recruitment	58	£3.7bn
LA INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTD	54	£5.1m
GatenbySanderson Limited	53	£1.7bn
Penna PLC	49	£1.7bn
MLC PARTNERS LIMITED	45	£1.6bn
Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd	38	£4.1bn
Allen Lane Ltd	36	£7.3m

Sub-categories

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (1275)Personnel services except placement and supply services (253)Placement services of personnel (97)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.