Placement services of personnel: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 79610000·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
79611000 Job search services126 notices · 57%79610000 Placement services of personnel85 notices · 38%79612000 Placement services of office-support personnel19 notices · 9%79613000 Employee relocation services15 notices · 7%- 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 47% (104 notices)
- Local authorities 25% (54 notices)
- Other public bodies 10% (21 notices)
- Education & universities 8% (17 notices)
- NHS & health 2% (4 notices)
- Not classified 9% (19 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department for Work & Pensions | Central government | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Ministry of Justice | Central government | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | Central government | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield City Council | Local authorities | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Education Authority NI | Education & universities | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited | Other public bodies | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotland Excel | not classified | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| ASTON UNIVERSITY | Education & universities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| University Of Edinburgh | Education & universities | 3 | 2 | 0 |
125 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 138 of 222 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 | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — |
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 64% (142 notices)
- Framework 34% (75 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (5 notices)
- Open 44% (97 notices)
- Route not published 30% (66 notices)
- Limited / restricted 14% (31 notices)
- Selective 13% (28 notices)
- Above threshold 85% (45 notices)
- Below threshold 15% (8 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (86) · 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 6% (3)
- 2–3 21% (10)
- 4–6 36% (17)
- 7 or more 36% (17)
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 316 awards to 144 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 14% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingeus UK Ltd | 9 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| St Giles Wise Group Partnership | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| CATCH 22 CHARITY LIMITED | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| The Nelson Trust | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| The Growth Company Limited | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Reed in Partnership | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 67 of 222 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in placement services of personnel
7 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Placement & Support (Substance Use) | Leicestershire County Council | 25 Sept 2026 | 4d | £975,000 |
| ID 6543869 - Managing Agent for InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme (Phase VII) | InterTradeIreland | 29 Sept 2026 | 9d | £2,841,000 |
| Social Care Agency Workers Flexible Framework Agreement | Scotland Excel | 20 Oct 2026 | 29d | £100,000,000 ceiling |
| Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability Services | Aberdeen City Council | 15 Nov 2027 | 421d | — |
| Staffing Solutions DPS (Dynamic purchasing system) | Ipswich Borough Council | 31 Dec 2028 | 832d | — |
| Recruitment services | Karbon Homes | 23 May 2031 | 1706d | £10,000,000 ceiling |
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 7961. 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 7961. 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.