CPV group
79600000: Recruitment services
CPV code 79600000 is "Recruitment services", a group in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 4,021 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 590 buyers, most often FCDO Services and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £73k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 79600000
- Contracts
- 4,021
- Buyers
- 590
- Typical value
- £73k
- Ending in 18 months
- 611
By year of award: 2023 1,358 · 2024 1,399 · 2025 731 · 2026 530. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (3,643).
Buyers using this code most
Recent contracts under 79600000
Where it sits
Codes above 79600000
- 79000000Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79600000Recruitment services
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Codes beneath 79600000
Questions
About CPV code 79600000
What is CPV code 79600000?
CPV code 79600000 is "Recruitment services", a group in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 4,021 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 590 buyers, most often FCDO Services and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £73k.
Which codes sit above and below 79600000?
79600000 sits under 79000000 (Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security). It has 3 more specific codes beneath it, the most used being 79620000 (Supply services of personnel including temporary staff).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 79600000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 79600000 since 2023 are HAYS Specialist Recruitment Ltd (257), REED Specialist Recruitment Limited (194), Smartsourcing LTD (189). 1,501 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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