cpv 79 · Business services: legal, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security
business and professional services
69,991 UK public sector contracts and tenders for business and professional services, from 5,958 buyers since 17 Dec 2014. 145 are still open.
contracts
69,991
with award details
51,985
median value
£75,000
excludes framework ceilings
who wins this work
Suppliers with the most recorded awards in this category. Median rather than total, because framework ceilings are published in the same field as real contract values.
| supplier | awards | median value |
|---|---|---|
| Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited | 1,020 | £65,483 |
| Deloitte LLP | 558 | £139,950 |
| Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited | 547 | £544,346 |
| LA International Computer Consultants Ltd | 496 | £46,690 |
| Kpmg Llp | 445 | £164,452 |
| Irg Advisors LLP | 433 | £60,000 |
| Allen Lane Limited | 399 | £95,233 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | 395 | £175,000 |
| Certes Computing Ltd | 394 | £34,890 |
| Smartsourcing PLC | 336 | £55,123 |
| PA Consulting Services Limited | 290 | £99,000 |
| Mills & Reeve LLP | 235 | £150,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 233 | £120,000 |
| Grant Thornton UK LLP | 218 | £104,520 |
| Beobacht Limited | 210 | · |
who buys it
by region
- London 7,923
- West Midlands 5,190
- South East 4,476
- South West 4,141
- Yorkshire and the Humber 3,918
- North West 3,847
- East of England 3,188
- North East 3,165
- East Midlands 3,054
- Scotland 1,526
- Wales 1,347
- Northern Ireland 918
over time
| year | contracts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 816 | |
| 2016 | 3,680 | |
| 2017 | 3,656 | |
| 2018 | 4,157 | |
| 2019 | 4,575 | |
| 2020 | 4,396 | |
| 2021 | 8,248 | |
| 2022 | 9,592 | |
| 2023 | 10,190 | |
| 2024 | 9,861 | |
| 2025 | 6,626 | |
| 2026 | 4,178 |
latest business and professional services contracts
| contract | buyer | value | published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy Consulting Services | NATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED | · ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| ITT for project 10196157 | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | £7,350 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| ITT for project 10196316 | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | £6,370 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| ITT for project 10194506 | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | £6,580 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| ITT for project 10196333 10195259 and 10194142 | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | £19,740 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| CSP26670 ICS- SCS1 Executive Search | ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ | £40,000 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| CBC-1960-EXF-FC-SK - Occupational Health Service - AWARD | Central Bedfordshire Council | · | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Executive Leadership and Development Support | NHS E | £240,000 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| External Legal Support for FMSP Extensions | Ministry of Defence | £450,000 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| ITT for project 10194578 | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | £7,820 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| ITT for project 10197043 | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | £4,400 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust Provision of Supply Agency Services | Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust | £1,750,000 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| CPT_26_30 Media Distribution, Monitoring and Analytics service | National Audit Office | £148,800 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| CONSULTANCY SERVICES: PRIDE IN PLACE (ROWNER) REGENERATION & INVESTMENT PLAN | Gosport Borough Council | £40,000 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Master Vendor Solution for Non Clinical Workers | Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £40,000,000 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Master Vendor Solution for Clinical Workers | Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £40,000,000 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| CSP26704 - Workday Business Analyst | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | £111,150 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| GB-Sheffield: Legal Services CT for BBFSL | British Business Financial Services Limited | £32,000 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| GB-Sheffield: SWIF & Devolved Nations Cluster Allocation | Nations and Regions Investments Limited | £57,050 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| GB-Sheffield: Legal services NA for BPC | British Patient Capital Limited | £32,000 | 27 Jul 2026 |
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