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OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED (07592132)

Business services
SME

Osborne Thomas is a recruitment and HR consultancy firm that specializes in providing solutions to the public sector, including local and central government, healthcare, and education. They focus on delivering tailored recruitment services and consultancy to meet the specific needs of their clients.

osbornethomas.org ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£453.6m
Live
12
Buyers
15
12m
£431.8m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts12 / 26
  • Top buyers15
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED (07592132)Updated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED (07592132) has won £453.6m across 15 public-sector buyers, with 12 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO at 64% · 100% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
12 of 26Live contracts
64%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 3/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
Permanent RecruitmentComprehensive and inclusive talent seeking methodologies. ↗Interim RecruitmentFor when you need experienced professionals to make a real impact quickly. ↗HR ConsultancySpecialist consultancy services. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • 3S_22 Strategic HR ServicesEspo · £10.4m
  • Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2025CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD · £10.0m
  • W189566 L&OD RecruitmentNHS Business Services Authority · £25k
  • Executive RecruitmentNORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · £8k

Extracted automatically from osbornethomas.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 1

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
High-Volume, Multi-Tier Recruitment ProgrammeOsborne Thomas was appointed to design and deliver a comprehensive recruitment solution for EMCCA, successfully filling over 100 roles across multiple disciplines. ↗

Extracted automatically from osbornethomas.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 12 live · 14 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—07 Jul 2026—2 yrsLive
3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO—07 Jul 2026£291.7m2 yrspending
Connect2Framework For Legal Services
Commercial Services Kent Limited—21 Apr 2026£90.0m7.9 yrspending
Framework for Permanent, Interim and Recruitment Marketing Solutions
London Borough of Waltham Forest—16 Mar 2026£50.0m2 yrspending
Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2025
CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD7960000025 Sept 2025£10.0m4 yrsLive
W189566 L&OD Recruitment
NHS Business Services Authority7960000016 Jul 2025£25k12 moClosed
Recruitment Partner for East Midlands Combined County Authority
Nottinghamshire County Council7960000012 Jun 2025£550k12 moClosed
Recruitment to Senior Project Lead
Southampton City Council7960000007 Oct 2024—12 moClosed
Recruitment to Senior Project Officers
Southampton City Council7960000007 Oct 2024£33k12 moClosed
Recruitment services for Permanent Staff
Nottinghamshire County Council7900000012 Jun 2024£400k12 moClosed
Total live value £10.0m · mean award £17.4m1–10 of 26

Top buyers · 15 buyers · top 3 = 95%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
6 contracts
64%
since 2026
2
Commercial Services Kent Limited
1 contract
20%
since 2026
3
London Borough of Waltham Forest
2 contracts
11%
since 2026
4
Espo
2 contracts
2%
since 2022
5
CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD
1 contract
2%
since 2025
6
Nottinghamshire County Council
3 contracts
0%
since 2021
7
Opus LGSS People Solutions
1 contract
0%
since 2021
8
Newcastle University
1 contract
0%
since 2020
9
Manchester City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2018
10
Southampton City Council
3 contracts
0%
since 2024

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Business services79
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands11 contracts
67%
South East4 contracts
20%
London2 contracts
11%
North West3 contracts
2%
North East4 contracts
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED (07592132) highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OT
OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED (07592132)
Yes£431.8m—
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£218.8m10
MS
MATRIX SCM LIMITED (02227962)
Yes£124.1m3
RS
Reed Specialist Recrutiment
No£31.6m2
CL
COMENSURA LIMITED (04085767)
Yes£28.0m3
NP
NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
No£7.1m2
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Red flags · 0 active

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No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

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Financial

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No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.