SectorUpdated 6 Sept 2026

Recruitment tenders & HR contracts

Live UK public sector opportunities in recruitment & hr, collected daily from Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales.

13
future deadlines at snapshot
1,125
awarded, 12 months
£5.8bn
recorded value, 12m
718
ending within 12m of snapshot
819
buyers, 5 years

The UK public sector published 7,821 recorded recruitment & hr awards over the last five years, worth a recorded £26bn across 819 public buyers. 13 opportunities had future bid deadlines at the snapshot date, and 46% of the last year's awards ran through a framework or DPS. 718 recorded contracts in this market end within the 12 months after the snapshot date.Recorded by BidSkim from published notices. Recorded means published, values describe contracts, not verified payments. Updated 6 Sept 2026.

Opportunity examples

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FTSThe Police and Crime Commissioner for LincolnshireCloses 23 Sept 2026
£500k
Supply of Higher Educational Consultancy Services in India
FTSUNIVERSITY OF DERBYCloses 30 Sept 2026
£350k
FTSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeCloses 20 Sept 2026
£300k
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Frameworks & DPS in this market

snapshot examples with future recorded deadlines
FTSCrown Commercial ServiceCloses 21 Sept 2026
£6.0bn
Temporary Worker Agencies and Interim Contractors/Consultants for Preferred Supplier Listing Status for Dorset Unitary Council Y24006
FTSDorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP T/A Connect2DorsetCloses 2 Apr 2029
£250m
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Who wins this work

top suppliers by recorded wins · 5 years
1Hays564 wins
£1.3bn
£36.6m
£36.1m
6PageGroup222 wins
£28.7m
£37.0m
8Certes193 wins
£22.2m
£14.3m
10Allen Lane167 wins
£20.8m

Who buys it

top buyers by recorded awarded value · 5 years

Awards by year

recorded awards per year
2020202120222023202420252026*2029*
Recorded awards*current year part-year

Recent awards

latest recorded awards, 12 months
PCSNational Records of ScotlandAwarded 3 Nov 2026
£193k
PCSSocial Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)Awarded 8 Oct 2026
£65k
FTSNational Employment Savings Trust (NEST) CorporationAwarded 4 Sept 2026
£50k
£136k
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Recruitment & HR procurement, answered

computed from published notices

How many recruitment & hr contracts were open at the snapshot date?

13 recruitment & hr opportunities were recorded with future bid deadlines across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales as of 6 Sept 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live count. Check each official notice for changes; a free scan checks current opportunities against your business.

Who buys recruitment & hr services in the UK public sector?

819 public buyers awarded recorded recruitment & hr contracts in the last five years. The largest by recorded value are Ministry of Defence, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

Which recruitment & hr frameworks and DPS were advertised at the snapshot date?

28 framework and DPS routes were advertised at the snapshot date for recruitment & hr work, including Non Clinical Staffing 2 and Temporary Worker Agencies and Interim Contractors/Consultants for Preferred Supplier Listing Status for Dorset Unitary Council Y24006. BidSkim badges framework and DPS routes in your matched feed and flags the ones you can still join.

How many recruitment & hr contracts are coming up for renewal?

718 recorded contracts in this market carried an end date within 12 months of the snapshot date, worth a combined £6.8bn where a value was published. Renewal timing signals, incumbents and predicted return windows are part of BidSkim Predict.

Market snapshot

6 Sept 2026
Recorded awards, 5 years
7,821
Recorded value, 5 years
£26bn
Buyers active, 5 years
819
Ending within 12m of snapshot
718
Via framework or DPS, 12m
46%

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About this data. Built from published notices on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, classified by CPV code and entity-resolved by BidSkim. Framework and DPS establishment notices are listed separately, excluded from open-opportunity counts, and value totals exclude framework ceilings and implausible outliers. Counts refer to the snapshot date; opportunity examples with past or same-day recorded deadlines are hidden. Official notices may contain amendments, cancellations or access restrictions. Last updated 6 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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