Ends Mar 2027
Provision of a Master Vendor Service for Temporary Clinical Staff
NHS England · London · 1-year contract
Held by Medacs Healthcare
Recruitment managed service tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
200 recruitment managed service tenders and contracts, 56 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£5m
- Contracts a month1.3
- Won by SMEs33%
- Renewing in 6 months3
- Frameworks and DPSs10
- Live now5See them →
Recruitment managed service contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
30 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
5 recruitment managed service opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses Apr 2029Temporary Worker Agencies and Interim Contractors/Consultants for Preferred Supplier Listing Status for Dorset Unitary Council Y24006Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP T/A Connect2Dorset · South WestEst.£250m
- Awarded19 Aug 2026Temporary and Permanent Staffing 2 FrameworkCrescent Purchasing Consortium · North WestWon by Reed Specialist Recruitment and 22 more
- Awarded5 Aug 2026Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing (PSL) Status for Luton Borough Council - Y21001Luton and Kent Commercial Services LLP · East of England
- Awarded22 Jul 2026Supply Agency MSP KCSPKent Catholic Schools' PartnershipWon by Teaching Personnel£4m
- Awarded15 Jul 2026Diocese of Coventry Master Vendor SupplyDiocese of Coventry · West MidlandsWon by Teaching Personnel£5m
- Awarded24 Jun 2026Temporary & Permanent StaffingNew College Durham · North EastWon by The Supply Register Limited£2.5m
- Awarded10 Jun 2026YAH Master Vendor service for Community Mental Health Clinical and HealthcareLeeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Sanctuary Personnel£6.6m
- Awarded12 May 2026Locum Doctor Master VendorSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East MidlandsWon by Holt Medical Recruitment£20m
- Awarded10 May 2026Managed Workforce Services: Agency, Bank & Direct EngagementNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by HCRG Workforce Solutions£6.4m
- Awarded1 May 2026Provision of Master Vendor Solution for Medics with the option of Direct EngagementSouth West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Holt Doctors£302k
- Awarded21 Apr 2026Temporary WorkersBraintree District Council · East of EnglandWon by First Call Contract Services Limited£3.9m
- Awarded6 Mar 2026Provision of a Master Vendor Service for Temporary Clinical StaffNHS England · LondonWon by Medacs Healthcare£625k
- Awarded3 Mar 2026Provision of temporary agency staff for Operational ServicesErewash Borough Council · East MidlandsWon by Thorn Baker£4.9m
- Awarded19 Jan 2026The Provision of Recruitment Agency ServicesScottish Water · ScotlandWon by Guidant Global
- Awarded16 Jan 2026GB-Colindale: Temporary Recruitment and Workforce Management ServiceThe Barnet Group · LondonWon by Tate Recruitment£3.5m
- Awarded1 Oct 2025Temporary Staff Master Vendor Contract- Loaders, Drivers & Parks OperativesChelmsford City Council · East of EnglandWon by Hays£4.5m
- Awarded1 Oct 2025Temporary Staff Master Vendor Contract- Loaders, Drivers & Parks OperativesChelmsford City Council · East of EnglandWon by Hays
- Awarded15 Aug 2025FSCS467 Supply of Temporary and Permanent Personnel (Master Vendor) ServicesFinancial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) · London
- Awarded13 Jun 2025Provision of Contingent labour - Master vendor solutionStaffordshire Police · West MidlandsWon by Adecco£2.1m
- Awarded1 May 2025The Provision of Recruitment Agency ServicesScottish Water · Scotland
- Awarded1 May 2025The Provision of Recruitment Agency ServicesScottish Water · Scotland
- Awarded1 May 2025The Provision of Recruitment Agency ServicesScottish Water · Scotland
- Awarded14 Feb 2025Strategic Recruitment PartnerEast Suffolk Council · East of EnglandWon by Opus People Solutions£777k
- Awarded7 Feb 2025Strategic Recruitment Partner - AWARDEast Suffolk Council · East of EnglandWon by Opus People Solutions£5m
- Awarded31 Jan 2025Master Vendor Agency Workforce SolutionNorth Bristol NHS Trust · South WestWon by ID Medical£41m
- Awarded9 Jan 2025Managed Services Provider for Temporary RecruitmentUniversity of Southampton · South EastWon by Tate Recruitment£17m
- Awarded25 Nov 2024Managed Service for Temporary Agency Staff - (ESPO 653F_23 Lot 1b Master ('Master Vendor') ONLY) - AWARDReading Borough Council · South EastWon by Reed Specialist Recruitment£45m
- Open to joinApply by 30 Jan 2028East of England framework
- Open to joinApply by 31 Jan 2028South East framework
- Open to joinApply by 4 Sep 2028West Midlands framework
- Open to joinApply by 31 May 2029UK-wide DPS
Where to bid
Where recruitment managed service tenders are run
Delta eSourcing5 38%
Atamis2 15%
CCS eSourcing2 15%
MultiQuote2 15%
EU-Supply1 8%- Other portals (1)1 8%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
10 frameworks and DPSs for recruitment managed service work are running. 4 are open to join now.
Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd won the most recruitment managed service contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthTransport and utilitiesCentral governmentEducationOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Reed Specialist Recruitment North West · SME · 3 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £45m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Tate Recruitment London · See every contract | 2 | £20.5m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Holt Medical Recruitment East Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £20m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Teaching Personnel West Midlands · 3 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £9m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Opus People Solutions East of England · See every contract | 2 | £5.8m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Hays East of England · 3 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £4.5m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | The Supply Register Limited North East · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £2.5m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Adecco West Midlands · 2 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £2.1m | 2 | ||
| 9joint | Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd SME · See every contract | 1 | £115m | 1 | ||
| 9joint | ID Medical South West · See every contract | 1 | £41m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 27% of recruitment managed service contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
4 buyers bought recruitment managed service more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many recruitment managed service contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many recruitment managed service contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthTransport and utilitiesCentral governmentEducationOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Water | 4 | Not published |
| 2 | East Suffolk Council | 2 | £5.8m |
| 3 | Chelmsford City Council | 2 | £4.5m |
| 4 | Reading Borough Council | 1 | £45m |
| 5 | North Bristol NHS Trust | 1 | £41m |
| 6 | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £20m |
| 7 | University of Southampton | 1 | £17m |
| 8 | Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £6.6m |
| 9 | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | 1 | £6.4m |
| 10 | Diocese of Coventry | 1 | £5m |
59 recruitment managed service contracts awarded since 2021
- 92021
- 72022
- 62023
- 92024
- 132025
- 152026 so far
Prices
Half of recruitment managed service contracts are worth less than £4.9m
CouncilsNHS and healthCentral governmentEducationOther buyers
The 10 biggest recruitment managed service contracts
- Government Commercial AgencyHoneybeerecruitment.com Ltd · 24 Dec 2024
- Reading Borough CouncilReed Specialist Recruitment · 25 Nov 2024
- North Bristol NHS TrustID Medical · 31 Jan 2025
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHolt Medical Recruitment · 12 May 2026
- University of SouthamptonTate Recruitment · 9 Jan 2025
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation TrustSanctuary Personnel · 10 Jun 2026
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustHCRG Workforce Solutions · 10 May 2026
- East Suffolk CouncilOpus People Solutions · 7 Feb 2025
- Diocese of CoventryTeaching Personnel · 15 Jul 2026
- Erewash Borough CouncilThorn Baker · 3 Mar 2026
Renewing contracts
6 recruitment managed service 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
Supply of IT Resources to the Defra Group
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 5-year contract
Held by Hays
Ends Apr 2027
Managed Services Provider for Temporary Recruitment
University of Southampton · South East · 27-month contract
Held by Tate Recruitment
Recruitment managed service contract for a housing associationUK-wide or not stated£1m or moreEnds Sep 2027
Recruitment managed service contract for an NHS bodyNorth East£1m or moreEnds Oct 2027
Recruitment managed service contract for a central government bodyWales£1m or moreEnds Nov 2027
Where and when
The East of England awards the most recruitment managed service contracts. January and May 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 | 6 | £14.2m | £4.2m | Opus People Solutions and Hays (2 each) | East Suffolk Council and Chelmsford City Council (2 each) | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 4 | Not published | – | – | Scottish Water (4) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 3 | £31.3m | £6.4m | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 3 | £4.1m | – | – | – | 1 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 2 | £6.9m | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £7.1m | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 2 | £62m | – | – | – | 1 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £2.5m | – | – | – | 1 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 1 | 1 | £41m | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with recruitment managed service
Related services
Key findings
- £5m a month
of recruitment managed service contracts awarded.
Typical contract £4m x 1.3 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.3
recruitment managed service contracts are awarded in a typical month.
30 contracts in the last 2 years. - 3
recruitment managed service 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 recruitment managed service work.
4 open to join now. - 33%
of recruitment managed service contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 15 award notices.
How many recruitment managed service tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 200 | 56 |
| Contracts awarded | 54 | 15 |
17 recruitment managed service contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 16 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 24 buyers awarded recruitment managed service contracts to 38 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 recruitment managed service contracts does the UK public sector award?
30 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 24 public buyers.
How long are recruitment managed service tenders open for?
The median recruitment managed service tender is open for 32 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector recruitment managed service contract worth?
The median is £4.9m, and 0% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most recruitment managed service contracts?
Councils award 27% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most recruitment managed service contracts?
The East of England: 6 of 30 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Scotland (4) and the East Midlands (3).
How many recruitment managed service contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
6 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 4 March 2027. Another 1 ending is one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for recruitment managed service work that are open to join?
10 frameworks and DPSs for recruitment managed service work are running. 4 are open to join now.
What is included
One recruitment supplier fills most of the buyer's temporary, interim and often permanent vacancies itself, manages a second tier of agencies for the rest, and provides compliance, consolidated invoicing and management information.
- Master vendor contracts for temporary and interim staff
- Master vendor recruitment managed services covering permanent and contract roles
- Recruitment managed services offered through council-owned staffing companies
What is not included
- Neutral vendors that supply no workers themselves (see Neutral vendor managed service for temporary staff)
- Managed services where the model is not stated (see Contingent workforce managed service (model not stated))
- Agency supply contracts without supply chain management (see Multi-discipline temporary agency staff)
- Recruitment process outsourcing for permanent hiring only (see Recruitment process outsourcing)
- Vendor management software bought alone (see E-rostering)