Supply services of personnel including temporary staff: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 79620000·Services · class·in Business Services & Consultancy
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 41 lots from 38 competitions run by 37 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 22 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 19 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 311 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 23 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 11 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services | Westcountry Schools Trust | 30 Nov 2026 | 33d | £11,750,000 |
| Provision of Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Staff | The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe | 16 Nov 2026 | 19d | £1,275,000 |
| APX058 - Framework for the Provision of Agency Nursing, Care, Support and Ancillary Staff | Apex Housing Association | 30 Oct 2026 | 2d | £17,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff323 notices · 48%79625000 Supply services of medical personnel29 notices · 4%79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers21 notices · 3%79621000 Supply services of office personnel15 notices · 2%79624000 Supply services of nursing personnel12 notices · 2%79622000 Supply services of domestic help personnel4 notices · 1%- Business and management consultancy services 1,062 · 12m
- Advertising and marketing services 571 · 12m
- Recruitment services 554 · 12m
- Market research services 486 · 12m
- Subscription services 416 · 12m
- Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services 407 · 12m
- Security services 392 · 12m
- Miscellaneous business-related services 387 · 12m
- Accounting and auditing services 342 · 12m
- Business and management consultancy and related services 341 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities42%(271 notices)
271 of 651 notices are Local authorities (42%).Central government22%(143 notices)
143 of 651 notices are Central government (22%).Other public bodies16%(107 notices)
107 of 651 notices are Other public bodies (16%).Education & universities10%(66 notices)
66 of 651 notices are Education & universities (10%).NHS & health3%(19 notices)
19 of 651 notices are NHS & health (3%).Not classified7%(45 notices)
45 of 651 notices are Not classified (7%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Tees Valley Combined Authority | Local authorities | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| NORWICH CITY SERVICES LIMITED | Other public bodies | 33 | 16 | 0 |
| Dacorum Borough Council | Local authorities | 28 | 16 | 0 |
| University of the West of England | Education & universities | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Oxford City Council | Local authorities | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Leeds City Council | Local authorities | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Kent County Council | Local authorities | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Scottish Government | Central government | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 9 | 2 | 0 |
315 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 497 of 667 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 |
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| East of England | — | 38% | 31% | |
| South East England | 6 | 49% | 10% | |
| North East England | — | 69% | 6% | |
| South West England | 5 | 52% | 1% | |
| East Midlands | — | 47% | 7% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | 40% | 18% | |
| North West England | 6 | 50% | 16% | |
| Greater London | 5 | 51% | 42% | |
| West Midlands | — | 37% | 8% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | 18% | 14% | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract83%(555 notices)
555 of 667 notices are Contract (83%).Framework16%(110 notices)
110 of 667 notices are Framework (16%).Dynamic purchasing system0%(2 notices)
2 of 667 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (0%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Direct award33%(221 notices)
221 of 667 notices are Direct award (33%).Open24%(160 notices)
160 of 667 notices are Open (24%).Route not published17%(112 notices)
112 of 667 notices are Route not published (17%).Limited / restricted15%(101 notices)
101 of 667 notices are Limited / restricted (15%).Selective11%(73 notices)
73 of 667 notices are Selective (11%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold98%(92 notices)
92 of 94 notices are Above threshold (98%).Below threshold2%(2 notices)
2 of 94 notices are Below threshold (2%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (406) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid15%(6)
6 of 41 lots fall in 1 bid (15%).2–310%(4)
4 of 41 lots fall in 2–3 (10%).4–634%(14)
14 of 41 lots fall in 4–6 (34%).7 or more41%(17)
17 of 41 lots fall in 7 or more (41%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 41 lots from 38 competitions run by 37 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 22 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 19 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
80 of 365 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 41 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
170 SME bids out of 272, on 31 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
130 of 283 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
7 of 406 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 45 lots from 25 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 831 awards to 473 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 13% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Ambient People | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED | 20 | 23 | 5 | 15 |
| Venn Group Limited | 16 | 16 | 7 | 11 |
| Paragon Resource Solutions Ltd | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| Sellick Partnership Limited | 12 | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| Michael Page International Recruitment Limited | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited, | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 147 of 667 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in supply services of personnel including…
11 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| SPS-02357 Temporary Maintenance Staff | Scottish Prison Service | 29 Oct 2026 | 31h | — |
| APX058 - Framework for the Provision of Agency Nursing, Care, Support and Ancillary Staff | Apex Housing Association | 30 Oct 2026 | 2d | £17,000,000 ceiling |
| Provision of Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Staff | The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe | 16 Nov 2026 | 19d | £1,275,000 |
| WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services | Westcountry Schools Trust | 30 Nov 2026 | 33d | £11,750,000 |
| Framework for the provison of Temporary & Interim Staff Services | Scottish Government | 7 Dec 2026 | 40d | £450,000,000 ceiling |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7962. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 27 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.