Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Supply services of personnel including temporary staff. 254 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

254

awards tracked

£2639.3m

total contract value

£10.6m

average award size

38.6%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

  • Temporary Hospitality, Catering and Events Staff for ACE

    Awarded to Blue Arrow on 5 Jul 2026 · University Of Edinburgh

    £1.6m

  • Temporary & Permanent Staffing

    Awarded to The Supply Register Limited on 23 Jun 2026 · New College Durham

    Undisclosed

  • Acute Locum Physician

    Awarded to LOCUM PEOPLE LTD on 10 Jun 2026 · Velindre University NHS Trust

    £64k

  • Interim Director of Commercial & Investment

    Awarded to Tile Hill Interim & Executive Ltd on 25 May 2026 · East Midlands Combined County Authority

    £104k

  • Temporary Agency Staff

    Awarded to Hays Specialist Recruitment on 6 May 2026 · West Midlands Combined Authority

    £5m

  • Tech Project Manager Nav Tex

    Awarded to Keystream Group Limited on 27 Apr 2026 · MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency

    £52k

  • SOW - Key input to TOM Strategic Support (additonal work)

    Awarded to Alexander Mann Solutions Limited on 21 Apr 2026 · NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LTD

    £287k

  • CSP26424 - Data Engineer (JR4524)

    Awarded to Talent International (UK) Ltd on 14 Apr 2026 · UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

    £74k

  • SOW - Transformation QMS Simplification support

    Awarded to Alexander Mann Solutions Limited on 14 Apr 2026 · NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LTD

    £239k

  • SOW - Dounreay Business Improvement - Health Physics and Waste Reviews

    Awarded to Alexander Mann Solutions Limited on 14 Apr 2026 · nuclear restoration services

    £263k

  • Interim Project Manager (1)

    Awarded to Hays PLC, on 12 Apr 2026 · East Hampshire District Council

    £93k

  • SOW - Transformation Programmes Workstream support

    Awarded to Alexander Mann Solutions Limited on 12 Apr 2026 · Nuclear Restoration Services

    £749k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Supply services of personnel including temporary staff, and where the value sits

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff accounts for 254 tracked awards worth £2.6bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £10.6m. Supply services of personnel including temporary staff is procured mainly by UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED, OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS and MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The biggest spender is UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED, with 73 awards totalling £6.1m. Geographically the work is weighted towards North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland. SMBs hold 38.6% of awards, in line with the typical UK public-sector mid-band. Volume is softening versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£1490m

MOD Call Off Contract Workforce Solutions (Call Off From CCS Agreement RM6822)

Won by Alexander Mann Solutions on 19 Dec 2025

Busiest month

Aug 25

30 awards published, totalling £2.4m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.

Where the awards land

  • 32%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland29%
  • Any region17%
  • London6%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West6%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Reed Specialist Recruitment

13 awards · £470k total

TALENT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

11 awards · £1.5m total

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

10 awards · £727k total

Alexander Mann Solutions Limited

9 awards · £525.6m total

Alexander Mann Solutions

7 awards · £1809.4m total

VENN GROUP LIMITED

7 awards · £400k total

Adecco UK Ltd

7 awards · £310k total

ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED

6 awards · £178.3m total

Related buyers

The buyers driving demand in Supply services of personnel including temporary staff.

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