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Tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security. 252 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

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252

awards tracked

£170.9m

total contract value

£684k

average award size

45.6%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

  • Stock Condition Survey Programme 2026-27

    Awarded to MLCS3 Limited on 22 Apr 2026 · WANDLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

    £116k

  • Design Services and Associated Technical Support for Durham City Centre Connectivity

    Awarded to SWECO UK LIMITED on 21 Apr 2026 · Durham County Council

    £188k

  • Strategic Energy Partnership and Heat Network - Legal Advisor

    Awarded to Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP on 13 Apr 2026 · London Borough of Hounslow

    £825k

  • ICS Outplacement Services

    Awarded to Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited on 12 Apr 2026 · ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ

    £357k

  • Payment Collection Services

    Awarded to allpay Limited on 7 Apr 2026 · Cornwall Council

    £310k

  • Nursing Agency Provision

    Awarded to NEXT STEP NURSING LIMITED on 6 Apr 2026 · United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    £999k

  • Nursing Agency Provision

    Awarded to SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD on 6 Apr 2026 · United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    £999k

  • Place-Based Impact Reporting

    Awarded to The Good Economy on 30 Mar 2026 · South Yorkshire Pensions Authority

    £34k

  • PS26100 - Employment Advice & Claims

    Awarded to DWF Law LLP on 30 Mar 2026 · UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

    £25k

  • Out of Hours Monitoring and Detection Response

    Awarded to Softcat plc on 29 Mar 2026 · United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    £81k

  • Traffic Model A19 & A1M

    Awarded to AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd on 27 Mar 2026 · Durham County Council

    £120k

  • Strategic Energy Partnership and Heat Network - Technical Advisor

    Awarded to AECOM on 26 Mar 2026 · London Borough of Hounslow

    £495k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, and where the value sits

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security accounts for 252 tracked awards worth £170.9m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £684k. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security is procured mainly by Durham County Council, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The biggest spender is Durham County Council, with 18 awards totalling £4.5m. Geographically the work is spread across North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland, North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West, Any region. SMBs are taking 45.6% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is softening versus the prior month.

Who is buying in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Biggest single award

£19.5m

Workforce Solutions

Won by Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS) on 25 Jun 2025

Busiest month

Nov 25

29 awards published, totalling £12.6m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.

Where the awards land

  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland27%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West27%
  • 14%
  • Any region13%
  • North East9%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Browne Jacobson LLP

4 awards · £7.4m total

AGILE WORKFORCE SERVICES LIMITED

4 awards · £828k total

Ark Consultancy Ltd

4 awards · £460k total

ID MEDICAL GROUP LIMITED

3 awards · £4.6m total

Unity Healthcare Recruitment Ltd

3 awards · £4.6m total

KPMG LLP

3 awards · £4.2m total

ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED

3 awards · £665k total

Investigo Limited

3 awards · £374k total

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