# Recruitment services (CPV 79600000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Recruitment services (CPV 79600000) covers UK public procurement for Recruitment services. Tracked across 1,236 published procedures (551 in the last 12 months) across 529 contracting authorities, with 17 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Recruitment services

- **CPV Code:** `79600000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Business Services & Consultancy (CPV 79000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 17

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 551

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 1,236

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 272 (529 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 31 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 7 bids (middle half 4–11) (median of 49 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £60k (median net contract award; interquartile range £33k–£150k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 62 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 44% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 39% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Business Services & Consultancy

1. [Business and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-and-management-consultancy-services-79410000): 1,062 notices/12m

2. [Advertising and marketing services (CPV 79340000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/advertising-and-marketing-services-79340000): 570 notices/12m

3. [Market research services (CPV 79310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/market-research-services-79310000): 479 notices/12m

4. [Subscription services (CPV 79980000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/subscription-services-79980000): 421 notices/12m

5. [Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 79950000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/exhibition-fair-and-congress-organisation-services-79950000): 407 notices/12m

6. [Security services (CPV 79710000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-services-79710000): 389 notices/12m

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Recruitment services (soonest deadline first):

1. [Recruitment Services for Deliberative Engagement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-services-for-deliberative-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-06aef5): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 · Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

2. [Executive Recruitment Framework](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/executive-recruitment-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d1): £168,000 · Deadline: 10 Nov 2026 · Stoke on Trent City Council

3. [HCC - 10/26 - The Provision of a Recruitment Agency Framework](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-10-26-the-provision-of-a-recruitment-agency-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-068efd): £46,000,000 · Deadline: 20 Nov 2026 · Hertfordshire County Council

4. [Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/education-recruitment-advertising-and-resourcing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-078dc8): £80,000,000 · Deadline: 19 Feb 2027 · Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)

5. [Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing (PSL) Status for Luton Borough Council - Y21001](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-of-temporary-agency-contractor-and-interim-agencies-for-pref-ocds-h6vhtk-03d071): £150,000,000 · Deadline: 30 Jan 2028 · Luton and Kent Commercial Services LLP

6. [CHIC Agency - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chic-agency-dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-040f53): £80,000,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2028 · Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited ("CHIC")

7. [Staffing Solutions DPS (Dynamic purchasing system)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/staffing-solutions-dps-dynamic-purchasing-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04de8d): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 31 Dec 2028 · Ipswich Borough Council

8. [Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing (PSL) Status for Hackney Borough Council – Y25013](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-of-temporary-agency-contractor-and-interim-agencies-for-pref-ocds-h6vhtk-04d421): £180,000,000 · Deadline: 16 Jan 2029 · Hackney and Kent commercial Services (t/a Connect2Hackney)

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Recruitment services work:

1. [Transport for Greater Manchester](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-greater-manchester-coh-05868101): 66 notices (42 in last 12m)

2. [Sheffield City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-city-council-ons-e08000039): 34 notices (18 in last 12m)

3. [Oxford City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxford-city-council-ons-e07000178): 31 notices (18 in last 12m)

4. [University of the West of England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-the-west-of-england-urn-133798): 25 notices (2 in last 12m)

5. [Anchor Hanover Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/anchor-hanover-group-rsh-lh4095): 14 notices (7 in last 12m)

6. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 14 notices (1 in last 12m)

7. [ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-clare-catholic-multi-academy-trust-coh-13589684): 13 notices (13 in last 12m)

8. [Construction Industry Training Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/construction-industry-training-board-gov-pb126): 11 notices (4 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 212 notices (26%)

2. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 202 notices (25%)

3. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 178 notices (22%)

4. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 173 notices (22%)

5. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 172 notices (21%)

6. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 159 notices (20%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Recruitment services:

1. [GatenbySanderson Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gatenbysanderson-limited-coh-04451141): 39 procedures (43 awards) across 31 contracting authorities

2. [SThree Partnership LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sthree-partnership-llp-coh-oc387148): 35 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

3. [HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hays-specialist-recruitment-limited-coh-00975677): 29 procedures (30 awards) across 26 contracting authorities

4. [IRG Advisors LLP trading as Odgers Berndtson](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/irg-advisors-llp-trading-as-odgers-berndtson-coh-oc354226): 25 procedures across 23 contracting authorities

5. [LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/linkedin-ireland-unlimited-company-GB-FTS-171175): 23 procedures (24 awards) across 21 contracting authorities

6. [Rullion Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rullion-limited-coh-02790818): 23 procedures (24 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Tile Hill Interim & Executive Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tile-hill-interim-executive-ltd-coh-10484468): 22 procedures across 16 contracting authorities

8. [Faerfield Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/faerfield-ltd-coh-11941797): 20 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Recruitment services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt