Ends Mar 2027
Lot 1 Production Event Crew Services and Lot 2 Venue Logistics Services
The ACC Liverpool Group · North West · 3-year contract
Held by Konnect Event Services Ltd, Picnic Trading Ltd
Event staffing tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
251 event staffing tenders and contracts, 54 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£78k
- Contracts a month1.2
- Won by SMEs42%
- Renewing in 6 months3
- Frameworks and DPSs10
- Live now1See them →
Event staffing contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
29 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
1 event staffing opportunity is open now
- Awarded22 Sep 2026Cleaning Agency StaffUniversity of the West of England Higher Education Corporation · South WestWon by Adecco£40k
- Awarded12 Aug 2026Cleaning agency staffUniversity of the West of England Higher Education Corporation · South WestWon by Berkeley Scott Limited£45k
- Awarded5 Aug 2026Temporary Staff/Supervisors and ManagersUniversity of the West of England Higher Education Corporation · South WestWon by Ethical Event Staffing Limited£30k
- Awarded30 Jul 2026Agency Facilities OfficerDerbyshire Dales District Council · East MidlandsWon by G2V Recruitment Group£25k
- Awarded6 Jul 2026Temporary Hospitality, Catering and Events Staff for ACEUniversity of Edinburgh · ScotlandWon by Reed Specialist Recruitment and 5 more£1.6m
- Awarded1 Jul 2026Labour Hire Services for British High Commission CanberraForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWon by Pinnacle People Ltd£25k
- Awarded26 Jun 2026Provision of Catering Agency StaffNottingham Trent University · East MidlandsWon by Blue Arrow£400k
- Awarded25 Jun 2026STA-26043 Summer Catering StaffRoyal Holloway, University of London · South EastWon by Scattergoods Agency Limited£30k
- Awarded12 Jun 2026Traffic Management and Admission Support-Westonbirt ArboretumForestry England · South WestWon by The Combined Services Provider£650k
- Awarded21 May 2026Cleaning Agency StaffUniversity of the West of England Higher Education Corporation · South WestWon by Adecco£30k
- Awarded30 Mar 2026Agency staff used to cover Cleaning vacanciesUniversity of the West of England Higher Education Corporation · South WestWon by Berkeley Scott Limited£40k
- Awarded25 Mar 2026Function Support - Highcliffe CastleBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · South WestWon by Slick Events Limited£180k
- Awarded18 Mar 2026Temporary Event Workers for British Embassy BrusselsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWon by ManpowerGroup£506k
- Awarded25 Feb 2026Supply and Management of Casual Catering StaffThe ACC Liverpool Group · North WestWon by Compass Contract Services£72k
- Awarded3 Feb 20262526-0120 Events Crew ServicesLondon Borough of Islington · LondonWon by Black Box Stage Crew Limited£118k
- Awarded16 Jun 2025Award of Framework Call Off Contract for Temporary Staff - Visitor Services RangerForestry and Land Scotland · ScotlandWon by Venesky-Brown Recruitment£94k
- Awarded13 Mar 2025Agency Workers 071-2024 (FOH), (BOH) & Kitchen for Manchester Central Convention ComplexManchester City Council · North WestWon by Berkeley Scott Limited and 4 more£1.4m
- Awarded7 Mar 2025GB-London: RBGKEW13895 - Kew Gardens Summer Programme 2025 StaffingRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew · LondonWon by WeIMPLEMENT Ltd£85k
- Awarded4 Dec 2024Provision of Agency staff to support XC service delivery including cleaning activities and preparation and delivery of catering products to trains.XC Trains Limited · North EastWon by Sanderson Weatherall and 5 more
- Awarded20 Nov 2024ACE Agency StaffUniversity of Edinburgh · ScotlandWon by Quickhire Recruitment Limited£200k
- Open to joinApply by 31 May 2029UK-wide DPS
Where to bid
Where event staffing tenders are run
Delta eSourcing4 40%- BravoSolution2 20%
Defence Sourcing Portal1 10%
Panacea1 10%
ProContract1 10%- Other portals (1)1 10%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
10 frameworks and DPSs for event staffing work are running. 1 is open to join now.
Adecco won the most event staffing contracts
The Combined Services Provider won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
EducationCentral governmentCouncilsTransport and utilities
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adecco South West · See every contract | 6 | £210k | 1 | ||
| 2 | Berkeley Scott Limited South West · See every contract | 5 | £150k | 2 | ||
| 3 | Blue Arrow East Midlands · 6 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £400k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | The Combined Services Provider South West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £650k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | ManpowerGroup | 1 | £506k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Slick Events Limited South West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £180k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Workout Events SL | 1 | £173k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Black Box Stage Crew Limited London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £118k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | WeIMPLEMENT Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £85k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Nellys Professional Staff SME · See every contract | 1 | £84k | 1 |
23 more event staffing contractors ranked. See the full ranking →
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Who buys
Schools, colleges and universities award 52% of event staffing 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 event staffing more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many event staffing 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 event staffing contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
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Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation | 11 | £390k |
| 2 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 | £870k |
| 3 | University of Edinburgh | 2 | £1.8m |
| 4 | Manchester City Council | 1 | £1.4m |
| 5 | Forestry England | 1 | £650k |
| 6 | Nottingham Trent University | 1 | £400k |
| 7 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 1 | £180k |
| 8 | London Borough of Islington | 1 | £118k |
| 9 | Forestry and Land Scotland | 1 | £94k |
| 10 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 1 | £85k |
90 event staffing contracts awarded since 2021
- 42021
- 212022
- 242023
- 162024
- 102025
- 152026 so far
Prices
Half of event staffing contracts are worth less than £61k
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The 10 biggest event staffing contracts
- University of EdinburghReed Specialist Recruitment, Brightwork Limited, Search Consultancy, Blue Arrow, Axis Recruitment Ltd, Off to Work · 6 Jul 2026
- Manchester City CouncilBerkeley Scott Limited, Arc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited, Interaction Recruitment, Mint People, Indeed Flex · 13 Mar 2025
- Forestry EnglandThe Combined Services Provider · 12 Jun 2026
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeManpowerGroup · 18 Mar 2026
- Nottingham Trent UniversityBlue Arrow · 26 Jun 2026
- University of EdinburghQuickhire Recruitment Limited · 20 Nov 2024
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilSlick Events Limited · 25 Mar 2026
- Central government bodyUK-wide or not stated · June 2025
- London Borough of IslingtonBlack Box Stage Crew Limited · 3 Feb 2026
- Forestry and Land ScotlandVenesky-Brown Recruitment · 16 Jun 2025
Renewing contracts
8 event staffing contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
3 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
Agency Workers 071-2024 (FOH), (BOH) & Kitchen for Manchester Central Convention Complex
Manchester City Council · North West · 2-year contract
Held by Arc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Limited, Berkeley Scott Limited, Indeed Flex
Ends Apr 2027
Temporary Agency Staff
University of Kent · South East · 3-year contract
Held by Morgan Jones
Event staffing contract for a school, college or universitySouth EastUnder £100kEnds Jun 2027
Event staffing contract for a school, college or universitySouth WestUnder £100kEnds Jul 2027
Event staffing contract for a school, college or universitySouth WestUnder £100kEnds Jul 2027
Event staffing contract for a transport or utility bodyNorth EastValue not statedEnds Oct 2027
Event staffing contract for a central government bodyUK-wide or not statedUnder £100kEnds Oct 2027
Where and when
The South West awards the most event staffing contracts. March and June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West | 0 | 13 | £1.2m | £40k | Adecco (6) | University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation (11) | 2 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | £1.9m | £200k | – | University of Edinburgh (2) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 2 | £1.5m | – | – | – | 2 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £425k | – | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £203k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 1 |
| South East | 0 | 1 | £30k | – | – | – | 2 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with event staffing
Related services
Key findings
- £78k a month
of event staffing contracts awarded.
Typical contract £59k x 1.3 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.2
event staffing contracts are awarded in a typical month.
29 contracts in the last 2 years. - 3
event staffing contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 10
frameworks and DPSs are running for event staffing work.
1 open to join now. - 42%
of event staffing contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 26 award notices.
How many event staffing tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 54 | 251 |
| Contracts awarded | 16 | 87 |
20 event staffing contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 19 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 14 buyers awarded event staffing contracts to 33 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 event staffing contracts does the UK public sector award?
29 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 14 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector event staffing contract worth?
The median is £61k, and 82% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector event staffing contracts?
Adecco won the most (6). The Combined Services Provider won the most by value (£650k).
Which buyers award the most event staffing contracts?
Schools, colleges and universities award 52% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most event staffing contracts?
The South West: 13 of 29 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Scotland (3) and the North West (2).
How many event staffing contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
8 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 31 March 2027. Another 1 ending is one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for event staffing work that are open to join?
10 frameworks and DPSs for event staffing work are running. 1 is open to join now.
What is included
Agency chefs, catering and kitchen staff, hospitality and event workers, visitor operations staff and facilities staff supplied to work in the buyer's own catering, venue and facilities operations.
- Chefs, cooks and kitchen staff
- Retail catering and cafe staff
- Event and hospitality staff, front and back of house
- Visitor admissions and car park staff
- Facilities management staff, cleaners and porters
What is not included
- Catering services run by a contractor: and other catering-hospitality services
- Cleaning and soft FM delivered by a contractor's own managed staff:,,
- Event production (see Marketing & Creative)
- Parks and street cleansing operatives (see Manual, operative and industrial temporary labour)