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.

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  • Closed tenderPublished 19 July 2021

    Single Party Framework for the Provision of Panel Recruitment Services for the MHC

    Mental Health CommissionRecruitment services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 16 July 2021

    NFCC Human Resources Managed Services Framework Agreement

    The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

    £1,000,000

  • Expired contractPublished 15 July 2021

    Recruitment Agency Partner for DAD Fee

    National Audit OfficeSupplier(s) NIGEL FRANK INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDRecruitment servicesAwarded 2 June 2021

    £13,495

  • Expired contractPublished 15 July 2021

    Executive search and selection for Service Director for Digital and Customer Experience

    Plymouth City CouncilSupplier(s) PENNA PLCPre-school education servicesAwarded 15 July 2021

    £23,000

  • Expired contractPublished 14 July 2021

    Executive Search - General Counsel

    Financial Conduct AuthoritySupplier(s) IRG ADVISORS LLPRecruitment servicesAwarded 6 July 2021

    £90,000

  • Expired contractPublished 13 July 2021

    Executive search for Chairman of UKHSA

    Department of Health and Social CareSupplier(s) Russell Reynolds Associates LimitedPlacement services of personnelAwarded 7 July 2021

    £26,600

  • Awarded contractPublished 11 July 2021

    The Provision of Recruitment Agency to Supply Fixed Term an Temporary Staff and Recruitment Services

    Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETBSupplier(s) ICE GroupRecruitment servicesAwarded 11 July 2021

    Value not stated

  • Awarded contractPublished 7 July 2021

    The Provision of Recruitment Agency to supply Fixed Term an Temporary Staff and Recruitment Services

    Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETBBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityAwarded 7 July 2021

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 7 July 2021

    Recruitment Services

    University College Dublin (UCD)Placement services of personnel

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 7 July 2021

    Recruitment Services

    University College Dublin (UCD)Placement services of office-support personnel

    Value not stated

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  • Expired contractPublished 6 July 2021

    DWP Senior Recruitment Aggregated Call Off - Awarded Contract

    Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)Supplier(s) GatenbySanderson LimitedRecruitment servicesAwarded 18 June 2021

    £180,000

  • Expired contractPublished 5 July 2021

    Executive recruitment services for Director General - Communications roles

    Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) GatenbySanderson LimitedRecruitment servicesAwarded 4 May 2021

    £79,360

  • Expired contractPublished 5 July 2021

    Executive recruitment services for DWP - DDaT roles (SCS1 & SCS2)

    Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) GatenbySanderson LimitedRecruitment servicesAwarded 21 April 2021

    £43,700

  • Expired contractPublished 5 July 2021

    Executive recruitment services for MHRA - SCS2 roles

    Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) IRG ADVISORS LLPRecruitment servicesAwarded 17 May 2021

    £87,600

  • Expired contractPublished 5 July 2021

    Executive recruitment services for Cabinet Office - Brexit Opportunities Director (SCS2) role

    Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) IRG ADVISORS LLPRecruitment servicesAwarded 14 June 2021

    £43,375

  • Expired contractPublished 5 July 2021

    Executive recruitment services for GPA - Capital Projects Director role

    Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) GatenbySanderson LimitedRecruitment servicesAwarded 24 May 2021

    £26,089

  • Closed tenderPublished 5 July 2021

    Provision of Temporary Recruitment Services

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 5 July 2021

    GLA 81400 Collaborative Recruitment Services Contingent Labour and Permanent Recruitment.

    Transport for LondonSupplier(s) REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDRecruitment servicesAwarded 1 April 2021

    £840,000,000

  • Expired contractPublished 2 July 2021

    Temporary Staffing Service

    Central London Community Healthcare NHS TrustSupplier(s) LITMUS MANAGED SOLUTIONS LIMITEDBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityAwarded 27 January 2021

    £1,200,000

  • Expired contractPublished 2 July 2021

    Executive Search - ED SRS & ED AIIBS

    Bank of EnglandSupplier(s) IRG ADVISORS LLPBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityAwarded 1 July 2021

    £90,000

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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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