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Published 16 Oct 2026, 12:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

New HO Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment 2026

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£500,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 15 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to GatenbySanderson Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment for Admin, HR & business Support, Commercial, Finance, Procurement & Legal, IT, Digital, Media & Marketing under ESPO 3S_26 Strategic HR & Recruitment Services Framework. There is no commitment to spend a maximum or minimum value under this contract nor any guarantee of volumes of work.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible
79621000 Supply services of office personnel

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Oct 2026, 12:39 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2026, 12:42 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097917
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078973 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Compliant direct award under ESPO 3S_26

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published4 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 12:42 BST
  2. Today
    20 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 8 days
    27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Oct 2026, 12:39 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Oct 2026, 12:42 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GatenbySanderson LimitedSME2 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2029Extensions: Optional extension period of 12+12 months. This is a no commitment contract.£500,00015 Oct 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Gatenby Sanderson LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04451141 14 King Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 2HLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender