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New Home Office Strategic HR & Recruitment Services

Home Office

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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15 Oct 2026 at 11:43

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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15 Oct 2026 at 11:27

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office procured executive recruitment services for senior PB1 and PB2 roles. The requirement covers recruitment under three areas of the ESPO Strategic HR and Recruitment Services Framework: administration, HR and business support; commercial, finance, procurement and legal; and IT, digital, media and marketing. The work is personnel placement and is for Home Office roles in the United Kingdom. The procurement was managed by the Home Office.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award under the ESPO framework. Saxton Bampfylde Hever Limited was selected. The award is valued at £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 2 November 2027, with renewal options of 12 months plus a further 12 months, potentially extending the term to 2 November 2029. The award was dated 14 October 2026. One lot covered the requirement and was marked suitable for SMEs. The direct award was stated to comply with the framework; the recorded rationale cites technical reasons linked to a single supplier.

For recruitment firms, this award indicates demand from the Home Office for executive search and placement of senior leaders across corporate support, commercial and finance functions, and technology and communications disciplines. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to demonstrate the reach and expertise to identify and assess senior candidates across these varied professional areas, and the capacity to deliver executive recruitment for a central government department. Experience working through a public-sector recruitment framework would be commercially relevant, since this procurement used an established framework route and a direct award. The successful supplier was an SME, and the lot was considered suitable for SMEs, suggesting that smaller specialist firms can be relevant to this scale of recruitment. The requirement is specifically senior executive recruitment, rather than general staffing or routine personnel placement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

New Home Office Strategic HR & Recruitment Services

Notice 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

Procurement Information

Compliant Direct Award under ESPO 3S_26

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078851
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097390-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79610000 - Placement services of personnel

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 2 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED

Further Information

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