HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Large enterpriseBusiness servicesUK · LondonCompany No. 00975677

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED is a UK limited company, based in London, incorporated in 1970. Has won 1000 UK public-sector contracts worth £2.6bn across 171 buyers, primarily HEART ACADEMIES TRUST and business services work.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£989.8m

▲ 5497% vs prior 12m

Framework headroom (12m)

£666k

▼ 52% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

171

stable this month

Top buyer share

27%

HEART ACADEMIES TRUST

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Diversified. Top 3 buyers = 57% of revenue.

HEART ACADEMIES TRUST

£722.5m

27%

Birmingham City Council

£411.1m

16%

YPO

£366.0m

14%

DEFRA

£300.6m

11%

Harris Federation

£158.4m

Other (5 buyers)

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Services	HEART ACADEMIES TRUST	Shared contract	£425.0m lot total · 47 suppliers	15 Jan 2026	pending
Contract For Supply of Temporary Workers & Additional HR Services	Birmingham City Council	Direct contract	£328.0m	04 Jul 2023	active
Supply of IT Resources to the Defra Group	DEFRA	Direct contract	£300.0m	10 Jan 2022	active
Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Services	HEART ACADEMIES TRUST	Shared contract	£297.5m lot total · 11 suppliers	15 Jan 2026	pending
YPO - 001140 Managing Recruitment and Resourcing	YPO	Framework call off	£277.8m ceiling · ~£15.4m share (÷18)	13 Feb 2024	active
Provision of Temporary Workers and Associated Services	Department for International Trade	Direct contract	£149.4m	31 May 2022	active
YPO - 000942 Managing Temporary and Permanent Recruitment	YPO	Framework call off	£88.2m ceiling · ~£2.6m share (÷34)	12 Dec 2019	expired
The Recruitment and Management of Temporary Agency Workers	Birmingham City Council	Direct contract	£83.0m	03 Sept 2021	expired
Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services	Transport for London	Direct contract	£70.0m	23 Jun 2018	expired
Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources	Coventry City Council	Direct contract	£52.0m	11 Jan 2022	expired
Framework for Permanent, Interim and Recruitment Marketing Solutions	London Borough of Waltham Forest	Shared contract	£50.0m lot total · 23 suppliers	24 Feb 2026	pending
Framework for Permanent, Interim and Recruitment Marketing Solutions	London Borough of Waltham Forest	Shared contract	£50.0m lot total · 22 suppliers	24 Feb 2026	pending
Provision of a Recruitment Service via Call off from YPO 942 Managing Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Framework (Lot 12 - Total Talent Management)	Southend-on-sea Borough Council	Direct contract	£40.0m	12 Jul 2022	expired
PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing	Harris Federation	Shared contract	£36.0m lot total · 45 suppliers	14 Nov 2025	pending
PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing	Harris Federation	Shared contract	£36.0m lot total · 48 suppliers	14 Nov 2025	pending

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 1000 total · 85 active · 897 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Award value — last 8 quarters

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