Recruitment Contracts and Tenders

See open recruitment tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Recruitment procurement covers executive search and non-executive appointment campaigns, permanent and temporary recruitment agencies, and supply teachers and other agency staff. Specialist sourcing for hard-to-fill roles such as nuclear inspectors, planners and legal staff comes up too, as do recruitment advertising and managed services run by a single provider.

Recruitment work runs through frameworks and preferred supplier lists, such as ESPO's strategic HR framework and the Government Commercial Agency frameworks for executive search and supply teachers, with agencies called off per vacancy. Buyers include councils, academy trusts, colleges, housing associations, NHS trusts and central government bodies.

5,344 results

  • Closed tenderPublished 17 August 2021

    GB-London: 102619 - Executive Recruitment Service - ICO

    £37,500

  • Expired contractPublished 17 August 2021

    Provision of panel chair selection and appointment services

    Nursing and Midwifery CouncilSupplier(s) GatenbySanderson LimitedRecruitment servicesAwarded 10 August 2021

    £69,333

  • Closed tenderPublished 17 August 2021

    Recruitment Services of Temporary Agency Workers, Fixed-Term and Permanent Staff

    Believe Housing LimitedRecruitment services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 17 August 2021

    Provision of executive search support services

    National Gallery of IrelandPlacement services of personnel

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 16 August 2021

    Recruitment contract to appoint University Governors

    University of BedfordshireSupplier(s) Perrett LaverRecruitment servicesAwarded 7 May 2020

    £35,000

  • Expired contractPublished 16 August 2021

    Specialist Recruitment Agency

    University of BedfordshireSupplier(s) SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITEDRecruitment servicesAwarded 1 May 2019

    £33,000

  • Expired contractPublished 13 August 2021

    HR / Recruitment Service to Support the Covid-19 Clinical Assessment Service

    NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support UnitSupplier(s) APPRAISE ME LIMITEDHuman resources management consultancy servicesAwarded 1 April 2021

    £32,000

  • Expired contractPublished 12 August 2021

    CCC - Business Analyst x 4 - HQ00021390 - AWARD

    Cambridgeshire County Council, Northamptonshire County CouncilSupplier(s) Adkins And Cheurfi, David Bruce Recruitment LtdSupply services of personnel including temporary staffAwarded 12 August 2021

    £32,497

  • Closed tenderPublished 12 August 2021

    HR Resourcing RFFP

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 12 August 2021

    Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Personnel Placement/Recruitment Services

    National Museum of IrelandPlacement services of personnel

    €5,000,000

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  • Closed tenderPublished 12 August 2021

    HR Resourcing RFFP

    Satellite Applications Catapult LtdRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

    £12,000,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 12 August 2021

    Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Personnel Placement/Recruitment Services

    National Museum of IrelandSupply services of personnel including temporary staff

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 11 August 2021

    Executive Recruitment Services

    Department for International TradeSupplier(s) Capita PlcRecruitment servicesAwarded 6 August 2021

    £30,250

  • Closed tenderPublished 11 August 2021

    GB Lewisham Homes Ltd - Market Engagement Event: Recruitment Framework

    Lewisham Homes LimitedRecruitment services

    £10,000,000

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 11 August 2021

    GB Lewisham Homes Ltd - Market Engagement Event: Recruitment Framework

    Lewisham Homes LimitedRecruitment services

    £10,000,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 10 August 2021

    Recruitment PSL Agreement 2021

    Affinity Water LimitedRecruitment services

    £1,700,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 9 August 2021

    Executive Search, Selection and Candidate Management Services for the role of Member of Council

    General Dental CouncilRecruitment services

    £1

  • Expired contractPublished 6 August 2021

    Award of Recruitment Services for Procurement Resources

    Scottish Police AuthoritySupplier(s) Hays Public ServicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityAwarded 18 June 2021

    £214,896

  • Expired contractPublished 6 August 2021

    DHSC NSDR CCIM Freight Support

    Department of Health and Social CareSupplier(s) Networkers International (UK) LimitedSupply services of personnel including temporary staffAwarded 27 July 2021

    £133,101

  • Expired contractPublished 6 August 2021

    The Provision of Executive Search services to Government Recruitment Service, on behalf of DEFRA and the Office for Environmental Protection

    Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) GatenbySanderson LimitedBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityAwarded 18 June 2021

    £98,500

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about recruitment contracts, recruitment tenders, recruitment services tender, tender for recruitment, recruitment services, recruitment agency, executive search, temporary staffing, supply teacher agency in the UK public sector.

  • What types of recruitment tenders appear in UK procurement?

    Recruitment procurement spans several distinct routes: multi-supplier agency frameworks for temporary and permanent staff, standalone competitions for executive and non-executive search, and specialist recruitment for niche functions such as research participant recruitment. Education trusts and the NHS run some of the highest-volume recruitment frameworks, covering supply teachers, clinical staff and support roles.

  • How are recruitment contracts typically procured?

    Most authorities buy recruitment services through multi-supplier frameworks rather than one-off contracts, appointing several agencies across lots split by role type or specialism, then calling off suppliers as vacancies arise. Awards make up a large share of the notices on record, which points to frameworks and call-offs doing much of the work rather than single open competitions.

  • Which frameworks are used to buy recruitment services in the UK public sector?

    The Government Commercial Agency's executive and non-executive recruitment services framework and its supply teachers and education recruitment framework are the two national routes that appear in recruitment call-offs. The executive framework covers executive search and non-executive and public appointments, and bodies such as the Ministry of Justice, HM Revenue & Customs, the Gambling Commission and NHS Property Services have called off from it by further competition or direct award.

    The supply teachers framework covers supply teaching staff and wider education recruitment. Academy trusts such as St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust and Stamford Park Trust have called off from it by direct award, often appointing several agencies at once.

  • How do I find recruitment contracts before they are formally tendered?

    Read finance and governance reviews, compliance requirements, framework renewal dates and expiry dates for existing contracts, which show recruitment work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

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