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 30 March 2021
Recruitment Agencies - Preferred Supplier List
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 30 March 2021
Provision of temporary and permanent catering staff
£15,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 28 March 2021
Permanent and Fixed Term Recruitment of Software Development and Engineering Roles Call-Off from RM6002
£13,000
- Expired contractPublished 24 March 2021
Specialist Recruitment Agency Licencing
£43,500
- Closed tenderPublished 24 March 2021
Invitation to Tender Konnect Communities Business Konnector (Version 4)
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 24 March 2021
NICE recruitment services
£46,487
- Expired contractPublished 23 March 2021
Executive search for COO position
£40,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 March 2021
Executive search for COO position
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 March 2021
Executive search for COO position
£40,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 March 2021
Award of Executive Search Agency
£45,000
- Closed tenderPublished 22 March 2021
Digital Engagement Product Team Recruitment
£67,500
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2021
Specialist Consultants
£156,000
- Awarded contractPublished 19 March 2021
Executive services
€80,000
- Expired contractPublished 18 March 2021
Governor Recruitment Services
£50,000
- Expired contractPublished 18 March 2021
Specialist Recruitment Consultant
£120,000
- Expired contractPublished 18 March 2021
Provision of services to recruit international foundation students for the University of Birmingham
£25,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 March 2021
Chief Data Officer Recruitment
£34,900
- Expired contractPublished 16 March 2021
Tokyo Temporary Staffing Services
£60,000
- Awarded contractPublished 16 March 2021
Non Executive Directors x2, Crown Prosecution Service SCS2
£20,850
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2021
Recruitment Services
Value not stated
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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