Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 15 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

New Home Office Strategic HR & Recruitment Services

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Saxton Bampfylde Hever Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Executive recruitment for PB1 and PB2 As per Lots 2a (Admin,HR & Business Support), 2c (Commercial, Finance, Procurement and Legal) and 2f (IT, Digital, Media and Marketing) of the ESPO 3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services Framework

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

79610000 Placement services of 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: 15 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
Last source update: 28 Oct 2026, 11:23 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-101969
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078851 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Compliant Direct Award under the ESPO 3S_26 framework on the basis of Value for Money

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

26 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends2 days ago
26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published20h ago
28 Oct 2026, 11:23 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
15 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
15 Oct 2026, 11:43 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
28 Oct 2026, 11:23 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Saxton Bampfylde Hever Ltd2 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2029Extensions: 12+12 months	£500,000same award published again · counted once	14 Oct 2026standstill to 26 Oct 2026	Standstill
Saxton Bampfylde Hever Ltd	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · Saxton Bampfylde Hever Ltd
Signed
27 Oct 2026
Value
£500,000
Period
2 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend for further 12 + 12 months
No agreed KPIs: To be discussed and confirmed post award

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

SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02018211 The Ministry, 79-81 Borough Road, London, London, SE1 1DNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2026, 11:23 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Oct 2026, 11:43 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Oct 2026, 11:27 BST