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
- Expired contractPublished 11 April 2018
University of Sunderland - Executive Search - AWARD
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 10 April 2018
Recruitment services
£12,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 9 April 2018
Executive Search HS2 LTD Board Note: Published for completeness, see description for details
£154,600
- Awarded contractPublished 8 April 2018
Developing a minimum viable user research library
£39,775
- Expired contractPublished 4 April 2018
Executive Search: Associate Director, Information, Facilities and Service Development
£10,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 April 2018
Executive Search for UK Research and Innovation Chief Executive and Office for Students Chief Executive
£70,000
- Closed tenderPublished 3 April 2018
Recruitment services
£300,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 April 2018
Specialist Recruitment Service (Headhunter) Newcastle Parks Trust
£25,000
- Expired contractPublished 1 April 2018
Mini-Competition for the Provision of Executive Search Recruitment of General Manager, Confirm Centre for Smart Manufacturing at University of Limerick
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 1 April 2018
Mini Competition for the Provision of Executive Search Services to the National Museum of Ireland
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 1 April 2018
Temporary Agency Resources
£300,000
- Closed tenderPublished 29 March 2018
UK SBS PS16286 UKRI Exec Search for NEDs, CFO & Executive Chair
£45,000
- Closed tenderPublished 29 March 2018
Recruitment services
€250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 29 March 2018
Recruitment services
€10,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 28 March 2018
Recruitment services
£33,600,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 March 2018
Education Recruitment Services - Request for Information only
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 28 March 2018
Recruitment services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 28 March 2018
Recruitment services for Chair and member Council member appointments
£50,000
- Expired contractPublished 27 March 2018
Recruitment services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 26 March 2018
Executive Search: Associate Director, Information, Facilities and Service Develo
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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