3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · Local authority
In brief
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO awarded recruitment work to Faerfield Limited, Arguile Search Limited and Michael Page International Recruitment Limited and 184 others on 23 June 2026.
It is a framework worth up to £350,000,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 7 July 2026.
It is split into 8 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
ESPO framework that offers a range of strategic HR services relevant in the public sector, including; executive and managerial interim recruitment, executive and managerial permanent recruitment, multi role temporary recruitment, multi role permanent recruitment, assessment & testing services, outplacement & career transition services, professional coaching, HR business process outsourcing and 'Recruit - Train - Deploy models'. The Framework is divided into 8 lots (with lots 1, 2, 7 and 8 also being sub-divided into further sub-lots): Lot 1. Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment • 1a. Admin, HR & Business Support • 1b. Blue Light & Emergency Services • 1c. Commercial (Finance,…Read the full description
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028 What this lot coversLot 1. Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment The main aim of this Lot is to allow Customers access to a quality assured resource of senior, managerial and experienced Workers on a temporary basis, to help deliver business or service delivery continuity to a function affected by either temporary or permanent job vacancies, or the emergence of a strategic project, as an alternative to using a consultant. For further details, please refer to the tender documents. | Recruitment and staffing | £350,000,000 |
| Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028 What this lot coversLot 2. Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment The main aim of this Lot is to allow Customers access to a quality assured resource of senior, managerial and experienced level staff on a permanent basis, as an alternative to using an interim or consultant under the scope of Lot 1. For further details, please refer to the tender documents. | Recruitment and staffing | £350,000,000 |
| Temporary Recruitment (£45k) 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028 What this lot coversLot 3. Temporary Recruitment (£45k) The main aim of this Lot is to allow Customers access to a quality assured resource of generalist staff on a temporary basis across a number of types of role. For further details, please refer to the tender documents. | Recruitment and staffing | £350,000,000 |
| Permanent Recruitment (£45k) 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028 What this lot coversLot 4. Permanent Recruitment (£45k) The main aim of this Lot is to allow Customers access to a quality assured resource of generalist staff on a permanent basis across a number of types of roles. For further details, please refer to the tender documents. | Recruitment and staffing | £350,000,000 |
| Assessment and Testing Services 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028 What this lot coversLot 5. Assessment and Testing Services The intention of including Assessment & Testing services on the framework is to allow Customers access to a choice of quality assured external specialists to assist them in identifying appropriate talent and taking forward deployment and development initiatives within their own organisations. For further details, please refer to the tender documents. | Recruitment and staffing | £350,000,000 |
| Outplacement and Career Transition Services 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028 What this lot coversLot 6. Outplacement and Career Transition Services This Lot has been established to provide outplacement and career transition services to Customers that may be in the process of re-deploying or making staff redundant. The purpose of the service will be to assist with the transition from an individual's existing post to an alternative position or career, either with that same Customer or elsewhere - 'Career Transition'. For further details, please refer to the tender documents. | Recruitment and staffing | £350,000,000 |
| HR Business Process Outsourcing 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028 What this lot coversLot 7. HR Business Process Outsourcing The main aim of this Lot is to appoint suitable Suppliers who are able to deliver a range of HR and personnel services that can either be accessed individually via the sub-lots, or combined by accessing the overarching Lot 7. For further details, please refer to the tender documents. | Recruitment and staffing | £350,000,000 |
| Future Workforce 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028 What this lot coversLot 8. Future Workforce The main aim of this Lot is to appoint suitable Suppliers who are able to deliver a range of workforce solutions that can be accessed individually via the sub-lots. For further details, please refer to the tender documents. | Recruitment and staffing | £350,000,000 |
Who won
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 064847-2025
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 065246-2025
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 074685-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 054502-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 054969-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 067451-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
87Awards
39Suppliers it has used most for recruitment
- Capita Business Services2 contracts
- 1ST Executive Limited1 contract
- 4m Recruitment Limited1 contract
- AESN Limited1 contract
- ANDERSON REED LIMITED - t/a Breakthrough Nexus1 contract
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From notice 064847-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 13 October 2025, last updated 16 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.