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# The Provision of Recruitment Services for the Government Legal Department

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-recruitment-services-for-the-government-legal-department-ocds-h6vhtk-050529). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Government Legal Department: "The Provision of Recruitment Services for the Government Legal Department". Published status: active. Concession Value: £9,827,044. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Government Legal Department](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/government-legal-department-gov-d1108)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £9,827,044 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-recruitment-services-for-the-government-legal-department-ocds-h6vhtk-050529#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050529`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-recruitment-services-for-the-government-legal-department-ocds-h6vhtk-050529#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fgovernment-legal-department)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-recruitment-services-for-the-government-legal-department-ocds-h6vhtk-050529#participate

## Description
The Government Legal Department (GLD) is pleased to launch this major opportunity to partner with one of the largest and most influential legal organisations in the United Kingdom. GLD is seeking a highly capable, innovative and collaborative supplier to deliver end-to-end recruitment services that will directly support the attraction, assessment and recruitment of outstanding legal professionals for government. This contract represents a unique opportunity to shape the future of legal recruitment across central government and to influence the capability of the UK's legal system at the heart of public service.
As the UK's principal provider of legal services to central government, GLD plays a critical role in supporting the rule of law, advising on the policy agenda of the day, leading high-profile litigation, drafting and shaping legislation, and helping government departments deliver essential public services. With more than 3,400 employees-including around 2,600 solicitors and barristers-GLD is one of the largest legal organisations in the country. Our work touches every aspect of public life: from national security and international trade to employment rights, commercial agreements, public inquiries, constitutional matters and major public policy reforms.
Through this procurement, GLD seeks a recruitment partner capable of delivering a consistently high-quality, flexible and responsive service that can operate across a wide range of legal and cross-functional professional roles. This includes recruitment campaigns for qualified lawyers, senior legal specialists, commercial lawyers, employment lawyers, planning lawyers, public and private law practitioners, and a wide variety of specialist roles essential to the operation of modern government. The successful supplier will also support the recruitment of early talent, including legal trainees, pupillage candidates, legal apprentices and wider early-career colleagues entering the Government Legal Profession. These early talent routes are vital to the long-term capability of GLD and to the diversity and inclusiveness of the government legal workforce.
In addition to legal recruitment, the contract will include optional non-core services to support recruitment into cross-functional professional roles (such as HR, Digital, Finance and Commercial functions), Senior Civil Service (SCS) campaigns, and high-volume sifting or assessment activities where surge capacity is required. The successful supplier will therefore play an important role not only in shaping GLD's legal workforce, but also in supporting the organisation's broader operational capability and leadership pipeline.
GLD is looking for a partner who shares our values and aims to deliver recruitment services of the highest quality. We are seeking suppliers who can demonstrate a commitment to excellence, innovation, equality, diversity and inclusion, and who understand the importance of building a transparent, fair and candidate-centred recru...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-recruitment-services-for-the-government-legal-department-ocds-h6vhtk-050529)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £9,827,044

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077755-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-16T09:43:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:17:36.887Z
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