Personnel services except placement and supply services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 79630000·Services · class·in Business Services & Consultancy
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
79631000 Personnel and payroll services212 notices · 38%79632000 Personnel-training services156 notices · 28%79634000 Career guidance services69 notices · 12%79635000 Assessment centre services for recruitment66 notices · 12%79633000 Staff development services60 notices · 11%- Business and management consultancy services 926 · 12m
- Advertising and marketing services 504 · 12m
- Miscellaneous business-related services 497 · 12m
- Market research services 453 · 12m
- Security services 408 · 12m
- Accounting and auditing services 364 · 12m
- Business and management consultancy and related services 311 · 12m
- Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services 276 · 12m
- Recruitment services 232 · 12m
- Legal services 222 · 12m
- All of Business Services & Consultancy →
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Central government 26% (141 notices)
- Local authorities 20% (107 notices)
- Other public bodies 18% (99 notices)
- Education & universities 14% (77 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 5% (26 notices)
- Not classified 16% (88 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 29 | 10 | 0 |
| Improvement and Development Agency | Other public bodies | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Education & universities | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| British Council | Local authorities | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | Police, fire & emergency | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Karbon Homes | Other public bodies | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited | Other public bodies | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) | Other public bodies | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ministry of Justice | Central government | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | Central government | 5 | 0 | 0 |
359 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 334 of 553 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London | 5 | 30% | 82% | |
| South East England | 4 | 26% | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | 4 | 48% | 50% | |
| South West England | 5 | 25% | 64% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 39% | — | |
| East of England | 4 | 29% | — | |
| East Midlands | 6 | 20% | — | |
| North West England | 4 | 33% | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 81% (447 notices)
- Framework 17% (93 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (13 notices)
- Open 57% (317 notices)
- Route not published 19% (103 notices)
- Selective 16% (86 notices)
- Limited / restricted 8% (45 notices)
- Direct award 0% (2 notices)
- Above threshold 63% (104 notices)
- Below threshold 37% (60 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (278) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 17% (17)
- 2–3 30% (29)
- 4–6 36% (35)
- 7 or more 17% (17)
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 450 awards to 329 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 20% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHR International UK Ltd | 14 | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| Capita Business Services | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Neo People Management Ltd | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| ACCESS UK LTD | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| The Guardian Service Ltd | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| CIVICA UK LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IRIS SOFTWARE LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 199 of 553 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in personnel services except placement and…
10 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 7963. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 7963. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.