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Open order Grounds agency staff
Norwich City Services Limited · East of England · 2-month contract
Held by ISQ Recruitment Ltd
Agency labour tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
179 agency labour tenders and contracts, 40 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£30k
- Contracts a month0.9
- Won by SMEs48%
- Renewing in 6 months1
- Frameworks and DPSs8
- Live now1See them →
Agency labour contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
21 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
1 agency labour opportunity is open now
- OpenCloses in 12 daysProvision of Seasonal Grounds Maintenance StaffFolkestone & Hythe District Council · South EastEst.£1.3m
- Awarded8 Sep 2026Open order Grounds agency staffNorwich City Services Limited · East of EnglandWon by ISQ Recruitment Ltd£40k
- Awarded4 Sep 2026Provision of Groom SupportMinistry of Defence · South EastWon by The Colleges Partnership£7.2m
- Awarded3 Sep 2026Contingent Labour - Operational Staffing Support to ManufacturingNHS Blood and Transplant · South WestWon by NHS Professionals Limited£50k
- Awarded10 Aug 2026CSP26736 - Temporary Warehouse StaffUK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Won by The One Group Ltd£20k
- Awarded3 Aug 2026Open Order Agency Staff - GroundsNorwich City Services Limited · East of EnglandWon by ISQ Recruitment Ltd£40k
- Awarded9 Jun 2026Provision of Temporary Workers to undertake Warehousing Duties at the Port of Felixstowe Statutory Examination AreaThe Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company · East of EnglandWon by Inplace Personnel Services Ltd£2.8m
- Awarded21 Nov 2025Centrifuge Operators and Associated Site Maintenance SupportUnited Utilities Water Limited · North WestWon by Westcoast Chemicals Limited£550k
- Awarded6 Nov 2025Quick Response Day Rate WorkerLondon Borough of Merton · LondonWon by Complete Ecology Limited£10k
- Awarded6 Nov 2025Day Rate Worker - Merton/Mitcham CommonLondon Borough of Merton · LondonWon by Red Kite Conservation Services Ltd£16k
- Awarded23 Oct 2025General LabourersGov Facility Services Ltd · LondonWon by Parogon Contracts Ltd£35k
- Awarded2 Oct 2025Operational ContinuityLondon Borough of Harrow · LondonWon by JT Associates Waste Management£30k
- Awarded29 Sep 2025Open order - Agency Staff - Parks & GroundsNorwich City Services Limited · East of EnglandWon by GAP Personnel Holdings Limited£30k
- Awarded22 Sep 2025Award of Framework Call off Contract - FLS-2384 - Recruitment of seasonal staff for Newton Nursery dispatch season 25/26Forestry and Land Scotland · ScotlandWon by Hays£198k
- Awarded20 Aug 2025Provide temporary staff to our local DepotDacorum Borough Council · East of EnglandWon by Extrastaff Ltd£30k
- Awarded11 Aug 2025Agency Staff mainly on Park DutyNorwich City Services Limited · East of EnglandWon by GAP Personnel Holdings Limited£40k
- Awarded22 Jul 2025Supply of Relief WorkersThe Crown Estate · LondonWon by LKL Relief Services Ltd£25k
- Awarded19 Jun 2025Agency Workers for PASC Waste and Transport-GBC1001042025Gedling Borough Council · East MidlandsWon by Pertemps and 1 more£2.6m
- Awarded21 Nov 2024Newton Nursery Agency LabourForestry and Land Scotland · ScotlandWon by Hays£2.1m
- Awarded18 Nov 2024Agency Staff for Clean and GreenDerbyshire Dales District Council · East MidlandsWon by The Best Connection Group Limited£193k
Where to bid
Where agency labour tenders are run
Delta eSourcing4 40%
Defence Sourcing Portal2 20%
ProContract2 20%- BravoSolution1 10%
Kent Business Portal1 10%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
8 frameworks for agency labour work are running. None are open to join now.
GAP Personnel Holdings Limited won the most agency labour contracts
The Colleges Partnership won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilitiesNHS and health
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAP Personnel Holdings Limited East of England · See every contract | 3 | £100k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | ISQ Recruitment Ltd East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | £80k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Hays Scotland · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 4joint | The Colleges Partnership South East · See every contract | 1 | £7.2m | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Inplace Personnel Services Ltd East of England · SME · See every contract | 1 | £2.8m | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Westcoast Chemicals Limited North West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £550k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | The Best Connection Group Limited East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £193k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | NHS Professionals Limited South West · See every contract | 1 | £50k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Parogon Contracts Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £35k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Extrastaff Ltd East of England · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £30k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 52% of agency labour contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
3 buyers bought agency labour more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many agency labour contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many agency labour contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilitiesNHS and health
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City Services Limited | 5 | £180k |
| 2 | Forestry and Land Scotland | 2 | £2.3m |
| 3 | London Borough of Merton | 2 | £26k |
| 4 | Ministry of Defence | 1 | £7.2m |
| 5 | The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company | 1 | £2.8m |
| 6 | Gedling Borough Council | 1 | £2.6m |
| 7 | United Utilities Water Limited | 1 | £550k |
| 8 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 1 | £193k |
| 9 | NHS Blood and Transplant | 1 | £50k |
| 10 | Gov Facility Services Ltd | 1 | £35k |
71 agency labour contracts awarded since 2021
- 102021
- 132022
- 222023
- 72024
- 132025
- 62026 so far
Prices
Half of agency labour contracts are worth less than £40k
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilitiesNHS and health
The 10 biggest agency labour contracts
- Ministry of DefenceThe Colleges Partnership · 4 Sep 2026
- The Felixstowe Dock and Railway CompanyInplace Personnel Services Ltd · 9 Jun 2026
- Gedling Borough CouncilPertemps, Gi Group · 19 Jun 2025
- Forestry and Land ScotlandHays · 21 Nov 2024
- United Utilities Water LimitedWestcoast Chemicals Limited · 21 Nov 2025
- Forestry and Land ScotlandHays · 22 Sep 2025
- Derbyshire Dales District CouncilThe Best Connection Group Limited · 18 Nov 2024
- NHS Blood and TransplantNHS Professionals Limited · 3 Sep 2026
- Norwich City Services LimitedGAP Personnel Holdings Limited · 11 Aug 2025
- Norwich City Services LimitedISQ Recruitment Ltd · 3 Aug 2026
Renewing contracts
4 agency labour contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
1 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Jun 2027
Contingent Labour - Operational Staffing Support to Manufacturing
NHS Blood and Transplant · South West · 10-month contract
Held by NHS Professionals Limited
Ends Jul 2027
Provision of Support Services
Isle of Anglesey County Council · Wales
Held by Supertemps Limited
Agency labour contract for a central government bodyLondonUnder £100kEnds Sep 2027
Where and when
The East of England awards the most agency labour contracts. November and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East of England | 0 | 7 | £3m | £40k | GAP Personnel Holdings Limited (3) | Norwich City Services Limited (5) | 1 |
| London | 0 | 6 | £126k | £21k | – | London Borough of Merton (2) | 1 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £2.8m | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 2 | £2.3m | – | Hays (2) | Forestry and Land Scotland (2) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | £550k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 1 | 1 | £7.2m | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 1 | £50k | – | – | – | 1 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with agency labour
Related services
Key findings
- £30k a month
of agency labour contracts awarded.
Typical contract £40k x 0.8 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1
agency labour contract comes up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 8
frameworks and DPSs are running for agency labour work.
0 open to join now. - 48%
of agency labour contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 21 award notices.
How many agency labour tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 40 | 179 |
| Contracts awarded | 9 | 62 |
13 agency labour contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 12 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 15 buyers awarded agency labour contracts to 18 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many agency labour contracts does the UK public sector award?
21 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 15 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector agency labour contract worth?
The median is £40k, and 76% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector agency labour contracts?
GAP Personnel Holdings Limited won the most (3). The Colleges Partnership won the most by value (£7.2m).
Which buyers award the most agency labour contracts?
Councils award 52% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most agency labour contracts?
The East of England: 7 of 21 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then London (6) and the East Midlands (2).
How many agency labour contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
4 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 8 November 2026. Another 1 ending is one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for agency labour work that are open to join?
8 frameworks and DPSs for agency labour work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Operatives, labourers, production and site workers and seasonal manual staff supplied to work in the buyer's own operational teams.
- Dock and port operatives
- General and short-term contract labour (packers, labourers, kitchen and cleaning hands) for operational sites
- Seasonal grounds, parks and street cleansing operatives
- Production line team leaders and quality inspectors
- Testing and other temporary site operatives
What is not included
- Trades operatives and building labourers on repairs or works (see Construction and maintenance trades labour)
- Drivers (see Agency drivers)
- Catering, hospitality and facilities staff (see Catering, hospitality, events and facilities agency staff)
- Grounds maintenance by a contractor's own crews (see Grounds maintenance)