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.

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 tender, closed 14 January 2016Published 2 December 2015
Recruitment Agencies: GMC Roles
General Medical Council (GMC)Recruitment services
£300,000
Closed tender, closed 11 December 2015Published 30 November 2015
Executive Search services to recruit Chief Digital Officer
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)Recruitment services
£15,000
Closed tender, closed 24 November 2015Published 30 November 2015
Executive Search
Office of Rail and Road
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 30 November 2015
Executive Search
Office of Rail and Road
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 13 December 2018Published 26 November 2015
WCC - Direct Payments - AWARD
Coventry - Solihull - WarwickshireSupplier(s) Penderels Trust, The Rowan OrganisationSocial work servicesAwarded 17 November 2015
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 13 December 2015Published 26 November 2015
Temporary Staffing Booking Software
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2015Published 25 November 2015
Executive Search
Independent Police Complaints CommissionSupplier(s) Capita PlcAdministration servicesAwarded 31 July 2015
£55,704
Expired contract, expired 15 September 2016Published 25 November 2015
Recruitment Contract
Independent Police Complaints CommissionSupplier(s) PENNA PLCAdministration, defence and social security servicesAwarded 7 September 2015
£249,600
Closed tender, closed 23 December 2015Published 20 November 2015
The Provision of Executive Search and Selection Services
Leeds City CouncilAssessment centre services for recruitment
£400,000
Expired contract, expired 25 September 2016Published 19 November 2015
Overseas Recruitment - EU
Medway NHS Foundation TrustSupplier(s) MEDACS HEALTHCARE LIMITEDRecruitment servicesAwarded 12 October 2015
£300,000
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Closed tender, closed 30 November 2015Published 17 November 2015
GB-Glasgow: Provision of Fixed Term and Permanent Recruitment
Student Loans CompanyRecruitment services
£300,000
Expired contract, expired 15 March 2016Published 17 November 2015
Search and Selection of a Construction Commissioner
High Speed Two (HS2) LtdSupplier(s) The McLean Partnership LtdRecruitment servicesAwarded 9 December 2015
£13,500
Expired contract, expired 26 February 2016Published 16 November 2015
Executive Search,Selection and Candidate Management Services for Senior Director roles
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)Supplier(s) SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITEDRecruitment servicesAwarded 16 November 2015
£82,000
Closed tender, closed 24 November 2015Published 13 November 2015
Executive Search,Selection Services for a Chief Economist and Delivery Director
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)Recruitment services
£35,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2016Published 12 November 2015
Executive Search, Selection, Executive Assessment - Smart Motorway Programme Director, Regional Investment Programme Director, Capital Portfolio Office Director
Department for Transport (DFT)Supplier(s) Hoggett BowersCivil engineering consultancy servicesAwarded 10 November 2015
£75,000
Expired contract, expired 29 February 2016Published 10 November 2015
Executive Search
Office of Rail and RoadSupplier(s) IRG ADVISORS LLPRecruitment servicesAwarded 22 November 2015
£20,000
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2016Published 4 November 2015
RM4686 L1169 IUK Executive Search Agency Appointment - Contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Korn/Ferry International LtdPortfolio management servicesAwarded 15 September 2015
£900,000
Expired contract, expired 29 February 2016Published 4 November 2015
Executive Search to support the recruitment of a Company Secretary
Department for Transport (DFT)Supplier(s) DMJ Recruitment LimitedBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityAwarded 23 October 2015
£13,954
Expired contract, expired 31 January 2019Published 29 October 2015
CA3167 - Doncaster College Online Recruitment Service
Doncaster CollegeSupplier(s) JGP Resourcing LimitedRecruitment servicesAwarded 20 April 2016
£40,000
Expired contract, expired 8 January 2016Published 28 October 2015
Recruitment of Permanent Resources for HS2
High Speed Two (HS2) LtdSupplier(s) Hudson Global Resourcing LtdPlacement services of personnelAwarded 20 January 2016
£38,500

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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Recruitment Agencies: GMC Roles

Executive Search services to recruit Chief Digital Officer

Executive Search

Executive Search

WCC - Direct Payments - AWARD

Temporary Staffing Booking Software

Executive Search