Awarded 5 October 2026
Executive Search 6x roles in Transport
Sheffield City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Recruitment agency tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
121 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
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121 contracts across the UK, of any size
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Awarded 16 September 2026
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Awarded 14 September 2026
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Southampton City Council
Awarded 14 September 2026
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Hays won the most recruitment agency contracts
PageGroup won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
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| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hays South West · See every contract | 11 | £312k | 8 | ||
| 2 | PageGroup Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 10 | £2.2m | 9 | ||
| 3 | Reed Specialist Recruitment East Midlands · See every contract | 7 | £1.5m | 6 | ||
| 4joint | Adecco East Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £1.1m | 4 | ||
| 4joint | Robertson Bell Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 4 | £39k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Randstad London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £691k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Venn Group Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £205k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Global Resourcing Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £172k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | GatenbySanderson East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £107k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Keystream Group | 3 | £43k | 1 |
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Who buys
68 buyers awarded recruitment agency contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
27 buyers bought recruitment agency more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many recruitment agency contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many recruitment agency 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 | Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | 9 | £343k |
| 2 | NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED | 7 | £4.5m |
| 3 | NHS Property Services Limited | 6 | £400k |
| 4 | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 5 | £79k |
| 5 | British Business Bank | 4 | £235k |
| 6 | Sheffield City Council | 4 | £69k |
| 7 | Construction Industry Training Board | 3 | £392k |
| 8 | Intellectual Property Office | 3 | £300k |
| 9 | Plymouth Community Homes | 3 | £241k |
| 10 | Anchor Hanover Group | 2 | £2m |
Prices
Half of recruitment agency contracts are worth less than £50k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 53% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Anchor Hanover GroupBlue Arrow Gatwick · 16 Sep 2026
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDPageGroup · 29 Mar 2025
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDPearse Partners Ltd., Professional Services Resourcing Limited, Satigo · 23 Dec 2025
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDReed Specialist Recruitment · 30 Apr 2025
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDRandstad · 29 Mar 2025
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDHarvey Nash · 30 Apr 2025
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDPageGroup · 30 Mar 2025
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDAdecco · 30 Mar 2025
- The National Lottery Community FundMorgan Hunt · 15 May 2025
- Government Property AgencyAdecco · 26 Sep 2025
Where and when
London awards the most recruitment agency contracts. May and June are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 14 | £361k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 13 | £1m |
| South West | 12 | £596k |
| North West | 8 | £261k |
| East Midlands | 6 | £200k |
| North East | 5 | £2.1m |
| Wales | 4 | £627k |
| West Midlands | 3 | £200k |
| East of England | 3 | £177k |
| South East | 3 | £177k |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of recruitment agency tenders close within 31 days of being published
Each dot is a recruitment agency tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 50% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 31 days
is how long the typical recruitment agency tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 10 UK recruitment agency tenders published in the last 24 months. - 53%
of the money is in the 10 biggest recruitment agency contracts.
Of 106 contracts with a published value. - 56%
of recruitment agency contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 111 award notices. - 24%
of recruitment agency contracts are awarded in May and June.
29 of 121 contracts.
Questions
How many recruitment agency contracts does the UK public sector award?
121 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 68 public buyers.
How long are recruitment agency tenders open for?
The median recruitment agency tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector recruitment agency contract worth?
The median is £50k, and 87% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector recruitment agency contracts?
Hays won the most (11). PageGroup won the most by value (£2.2m).
What is included
Recruitment agencies finding candidates for permanent or fixed-term posts below executive level for a placement fee, including specialist agencies for hard-to-fill roles and preferred supplier lists.
- Contingency placements with finder's fees
- Permanent recruitment preferred supplier lists
- Specialist agencies for investment, legal, digital, technical and communications roles
- Permanent lots in temp and perm frameworks
- CCS permanent recruitment framework call-offs
What is not included
- Director and board search -> rec.search.executive-search
- Outsourced recruitment function -> rec.search.recruitment-process-outsourcing
- Graduate and apprentice schemes -> rec.search.early-careers-recruitment
- Clinical staff recruitment -> rec.clin.international-clinical-recruitment
- Social worker and care staff recruitment -> rec.social.permanent-social-care-recruitment
- Teaching and academic recruitment -> rec.edu.permanent-education-recruitment
- Temporary supply in temp and perm lists -> rec.temp.multi-discipline-temporary-staff or the matching rec.temp service
- Job advertising -> rec.attract.recruitment-advertising-agency, rec.attract.job-board-advertising