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Recruitment contracts ending soon

243 recruitment contracts with UK councils, the NHS, housing associations, schools and government end in the next 12 months. Most are either extended or tendered again, usually 3–9 months before the end date. Here is who buys them, what they’re worth and who holds them now.

243Ending in 12 months

62Trades

13Worth £1m+ (listed)

£294kTypical value

01Recruitment contracts ending soonest first

CONTRACTOR RECRUITMENT - Preferred Supplier List (PSL)Hyde Housing Association Ltd£50mHeld by 5 suppliers
EndsDecember 2026
Commercial Contingent Labour SupportDesnz£90kHeld by Investigo
EndsDecember 2026
Delivery Support OfficerOffice for Standards in Education, Childrens Services and Skills£25kHeld by VAL Wade Recruitment Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
SCS Recruitment Campaign ServicesThe Insolvency Service£37kHeld by Global Resourcing Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
Quality Assurance TesterUK Shared Business Services Limited£507kHeld by Involved Solutions Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
Mulesoft DeveloperUK Shared Business Services Limited£379kHeld by Involved Solutions Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
Personal Growth TrainingUnited Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory£356kHeld by ASK Europe
EndsDecember 2026
Recruitment Brand ImprovementNational Highways£160kHolder not published
EndsDecember 2026
Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship Level 6North Northamptonshire Council£138kHeld by University of Warwick
EndsDecember 2026
Contract award - HR Director to Chief Operating Officer Development ProgrammeCabinet Office£120kHolder not published
EndsDecember 2026
Temporary Legal AdviserOffice for Standards in Education, Childrens Services and Skills£98kHolder not published
EndsDecember 2026
Recruitment System Contract RenewalSouthampton City Council£43kHeld by XCD HR Limited
EndsDecember 2026
Highway Design Consultancy- Principal Engineer SupportSalford City Council£41kHeld by Wilde Consultants
EndsDecember 2026
RBGKEW1118Inclusive Recruitment TrainingBoard of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew£26kHeld by Omni Resource Management Solutions
EndsDecember 2026
Psychometric AssessmentsPost Office Limited£50kHeld by Advanced People Strategies Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Provision of Recruitment Services and IRIS Networx System with Associated ModulesAmplius Living£295kHeld by IRIS Software Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Recruitment ServicesBank of England£200kHeld by Michael Page Recruitment Group Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Interim Transport Projects LeadSheffield City Council£17kHeld by Faerfield
EndsJanuary 2027
Tax Policy Foundation ProgrammeH M Revenue & Customs£480kHeld by Keele University
EndsJanuary 2027
eRecruitment servicesEast Midlands Housing Group£160kHeld by NET-WORX Limited, trading as 'networx'
EndsJanuary 2027

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Applicant Tracking SystemRail Safety and Standards Board£70kHolder not published
EndsJanuary 2027
Executive Search FrameworkFinancial Conduct Authority£8mHeld by 6 suppliers
EndsJanuary 2027
Executive SearchFinancial Conduct Authority£92kHeld by Odgers Berndtson
EndsJanuary 2027
Interim Senior Associate (Policy), for Major ProjectsO F W A T£37kHeld by Morgan Hunt
EndsJanuary 2027
Companies House Criminal Investigators - Contingent LabourThe Insolvency Service£6mHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsJanuary 2027
Judicial Appointments Commission Chair recruitmentMinistry of Justice£53kHeld by Russell Reynolds Associates Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
IT Project ManagerMCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency£101kHeld by Search Consultancy
EndsJanuary 2027
Provision of an E-Payslip SolutionHertfordshire County Council£167kHeld by Datagraphic Group Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
LINC 28 - Training: Project Management, Project Controls & CMI QualificationsNuclear Restoration Services Ltd£150kHeld by 20/20 Business Insight Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Provision of Employee BenefitsNorth Lincolnshire Council£93kHeld by Pluxee Group Ltd
EndsJanuary 2027
Provision of Diversity and Inclusion Training for ONROffice for Nuclear Regulation£54kHolder not published
EndsJanuary 2027
Recruitment provider for diversity work experience programmes to the NAONational Audit Office£100kHeld by Sanctuary Search Ltd
EndsFebruary 2027
Ground Fuels Management Systems TrainingMinistry of Defence£121kHeld by Transflo Instruments Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Director General Emerging Tech and AICabinet Office£61kHeld by Russell Reynolds Associates Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Recruitment of SCS1 AI Assurance lead for CAIOH M Revenue & Customs£22kHeld by Global Resourcing Ltd
EndsFebruary 2027
(2324-0148)-Recruitment Solution Project (incl. Onboarding)Islington Council£169kHeld by ITS Software Systems Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
HR Recruitment SolutionLondon Borough of Islington£169kHeld by ITS Software Systems Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Temporary Staffing SystemGovernment Legal Department£8mHeld by Experis
EndsFebruary 2027
Digital Capabilities across Local Digital and Departmental Arms Length Bodies (ALBs)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government£19mHeld by County HR Solutions Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Recruitment of Independent Advisors for PSCH M Revenue & Customs£26kHeld by Nurole Ltd
EndsFebruary 2027
Safeguarding Support for Covid-19 InquiryCrown Commercial Service£1.1mHolder not published
EndsFebruary 2027
The Provision of a Resource Augmentation ServiceMinistry of Defence£4.7mHeld by M.P.I Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Managed Service Provision for Temporary & Permanent WorkersCity of Doncaster Council£5.2mHeld by Service Care Solutions Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Recruitment & Compliance Checking SolutionLondon Borough of Newham£261kHeld by Talent Cloud Solutions Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Talent Analytics ToolUnited Kingdom Research and Innovation£70kHeld by AI Recruitment Technologies Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Occupational Health PhysicianSouth Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service£150kHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
UKHSA Chair campaignDepartment of Health and Social Care£26kHeld by Odgers Berndtson
EndsMarch 2027
Executive Recruitment PartnerHM Land Registry£24kHeld by Veredus Executive Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Recruitment Agencies - Direct Award AppointmentsNHS Property Services Limited£80kHeld by PSD Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Provision of a Master Vendor Service for Temporary Clinical StaffNHS England£625kHeld by Medacs Healthcare Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Interim Associate (Programme Co-ordinator), Major ProjectsO F W A T£64kHeld by SANCTUARY PERSONNEL LIMITED t/a Sanctuary Health
EndsMarch 2027
Interim Technical Finance ConsultantWest Lancashire Borough Council£308kHeld by Macildowie Associate Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Networx RecruitmentNorth Lincolnshire Council£85kHeld by Iris Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Executive SearchFinancial Conduct Authority£92kHeld by Russell Reynolds Associates Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Managed Staff BanksCrown Commercial Service£2000mHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
International recruitment of radiographersNottingham University Hospitals Trust£225kHeld by SANCTUARY PERSONNEL LIMITED t/a Sanctuary Health
EndsMarch 2027
International Recruitment of RadiographersNottingham University Hospitals Trust£225kHeld by Just Specialist Recruitment Ltd.
EndsMarch 2027
Social Media Strategy and Advertising for Recruitment Campaigns for the IMBMinistry of Justice£165kHeld by Arke Agency Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Harvey Nash & NHSPS - Recruitment ServicesNHS Property Services Limited£40kHeld by Harvey Nash Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Permanent and Temporary Recruitment ServicesNHS Property Services Limited£80kHeld by Eden Brown
EndsMarch 2027
Supply of Temporary Agency WorkersDerbyshire County Council£62mHeld by Comensura Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Business AnalystUK Shared Business Services Limited£426kHeld by Involved Solutions Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Oral surgery - InsourcingWest Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust£83kHeld by Intersource Medical Services
EndsMarch 2027
Provision of Recruitment SolutionCollege of Policing Limited£31kHeld by Oleeo Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Provision of Managed Staff BankCrown Commercial Service£17mHeld by Pulse HealthCare Limited trading as Pulse Nursing at Home
EndsMarch 2027
Senior Project ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£1mHeld by Sanderson Government and Defence Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Interim Managed Service Provision of Contingent LabourSellafield Ltd£1mHeld by Morson Human Resources Limited
EndsMarch 2027
UK Research and Innovation: Temporary Senior Project ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£961kHeld by Sanderson Government and Defence Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Data Visualisation ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£889kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Supplier ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£823kHeld by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Further Education Teacher Recruitment - PR Agency 2023Department for Education£800kHeld by Four Agency Worldwide Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Further Education Teacher Recruitment - Partnerships Agency 2023Department for Education£800kHeld by Four Agency Worldwide Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Agile Delivery ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£796kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Data EngineerUK Shared Business Services Limited£796kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Senior Salesforce DeveloperUK Shared Business Services Limited£761kHeld by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Data Engineering ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£750kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Data Operations ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£716kHeld by Sanderson Government and Defence Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Software TesterUK Shared Business Services Limited£669kHeld by Berkeley Square Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Data & BI Product ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£650kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Security ArchitectUK Shared Business Services Limited£618kHeld by Talent Intenational
EndsMarch 2027
Solution ArchitectUK Shared Business Services Limited£565kHeld by Sanderson Government and Defence Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Salesforce DeveloperUK Shared Business Services Limited£562kHeld by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Test AnalystUK Shared Business Services Limited£547kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Medical Locums across a variety of specialisms to all ESNEFTEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS FT£541kHeld by Litmus Workforce Solutions Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Teacher Recruitment SaaSThe Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames£535kHeld by Eteach UK Limited
EndsMarch 2027
DevSecOps EngineerUK Shared Business Services Limited£521kHeld by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
DevOps Engineer (Senior)UK Shared Business Services Limited£506kHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
Recruitment of International Social WorkersSurrey County Council£476kHeld by Tripod Partners Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Business Change ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£453kHeld by Sanderson Government and Defence Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Recruitment Advertising ServicesRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew£400kHeld by Prospectus Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Digital Business AnalystUK Shared Business Services Limited£383kHeld by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Data Platform Migration LeadUK Shared Business Services Limited£366kHeld by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Senior API DeveloperUK Shared Business Services Limited£342kHeld by Talent Intenational
EndsMarch 2027
Solution ArchitectUK Shared Business Services Limited£319kHeld by Involved Solutions Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Senior Marketing Cloud DeveloperUK Shared Business Services Limited£302kHeld by Synapri Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Information Security EngineerUK Shared Business Services Limited£300kHeld by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Information Security EngineerUK Shared Business Services Limited£293kHeld by Talent Intenational
EndsMarch 2027
Solutions ArchitectUK Shared Business Services Limited£279kHeld by Synapri Limited
EndsMarch 2027
DevSecOps Delivery ManagerUK Shared Business Services Limited£272kHeld by Talent Intenational
EndsMarch 2027
Data Visualisation EngineerUK Shared Business Services Limited£261kHeld by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
EndsMarch 2027

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02Contracts ending by trade

All trades 12179 Software 1557 IT support 1109 Construction 1086 Passenger transport 957 Healthcare 776 Training 766 Architect and surveying 707 Facilities management 644 Fleet and vehicle 585 Environmental services 466 Finance and audit 377 Marketing and print 373 Business support 353 Leisure and culture 344 Consultancy 339 Highways and civil engineering 330 Research and evaluation 300 Telecoms 271 Recruitment 243 Medical equipment 229 Cleaning 222 Social care 209 Waste and recycling 200 Legal services 199 Catering 189 Furniture 166 Laboratory and diagnostics 160 Electrical 157 IT hardware 152 Grounds maintenance 140 Demolition and groundworks 137 Medical consumables 135 Machinery and equipment 124 Courier and logistics 121 Plumbing and heating 101 Energy and utilities 101 CCTV and alarm 98 Mental health 95 Fire safety 92 Property and estates 91 Housing repairs and voids 86 Security 84 Office supplies 83 Uniform and PPE 79 Roofing 72 Cyber security 71 Events 68 Public health 61 Lift maintenance 60 Renewable energy 60 Painting and decorating 57 Care home 54 Pharmaceutical 51 Supported living 37 Temporary accommodation 36 Children's services 30 Domiciliary and home care 26 Translation and interpreting 25 Play and sports equipment 19 Pest control 18 Education and early years 18 Laundry and linen 17

03Common questions

What happens when a public sector contract ends?

The buyer usually either uses an extension option written into the contract or runs a new procurement. If it goes back out to tender, the new notice normally appears 3–9 months before the end date, and the tender window itself is often only a few weeks.

How can I prepare for a contract that's about to be re-tendered?

Check the buyer's past notices for the pass/fail rules they used (turnover, insurance, accreditations), get missing certificates in place early, and make sure you're registered on the buyer's portal and the Central Digital Platform. When the new notice is published you then only need to write the bid.

Where does this data come from?

From contract award notices published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, refreshed every night. It lists 12,179 contracts worth at least £10k that end in the next 12 months. End dates are the ones published at award; buyers can extend or end contracts early.