---
title: "New Home Office Strategic HR & Recruitment Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078851"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Home Office"
published: "2026-10-15"
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# New Home Office Strategic HR & Recruitment Services

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078851

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097390-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 2 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Home Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 11:43 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097390-2026
- 15 Oct 2026 at 11:27 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097371-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097390-2026
  15th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097371-2026
  15th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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