Business services, legal, HR and marketing contracts expiring in East Midlands: 188 worth £618m
Public sector business services, legal, hr and marketing contracts held by buyers in East Midlands that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- Temporary Recruitment for the provision of TEMPORARY WASTE OPERATIONS MANAGERGedling Borough CouncilEnds 11 Nov 2026, £37k incl. VAT
- EBCT 437 Further Competition conducted under ESPO Framework Agreement 664_25 Consultancy ServicesErewash Borough CouncilEnds 28 Nov 2026, £58k
What this market looks like
188 business services, legal, hr and marketing contracts in East Midlands carry a published end date, worth £618m between them. They are held across 55 buyers, and the typical one is worth £96k.
110 of them expire within twelve months, and 31 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 59% of this market back in play inside a year.
205 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 6% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
16 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are North Northamptonshire Council (19), Lincolnshire County Council (12), West Northamptonshire Council (9).
The contracts here are most often held by KPMG LLP (7), STONEHOUSE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED (5), 1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED (3).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1. Managed Service Provider (MSP) East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £90m incl. VAT | 01 Jan 2028 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| 347_26 Site Security Services East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £100m | 08 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 2. Learning Management System (LMS) East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £10m incl. VAT | 01 Jan 2028 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| P3 (D2A) Nursing assessments East Midlands | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | £48m | 07 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| CPU 8281 Legal partner for PFIs expiry East Midlands | Nottingham City Council | £1.5m | 03 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| WNC Security Services - Core Guarding East Midlands | West Northamptonshire Council | £1.0m | 10 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| 3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £292m | 06 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply Staff Transform Trust East Midlands | TRANSFORM TRUST | £1.7m | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Protecting Vulnerable People Investigators East Midlands | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire | £447k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot1 East Midlands | Lincolnshire County Council | £389k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot2 East Midlands | Lincolnshire County Council | £389k incl. VAT | 28 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot4 East Midlands | Lincolnshire County Council | £375k incl. VAT | 28 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Elections and Electoral Registration Print Contract East Midlands | North Northamptonshire Council | £500k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Interim Recruitment - NSIP Consultant Planner East Midlands | East Lindsey District Council | £357k incl. VAT | 18 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Specialist Recruitment services East Midlands | South Holland District Council | £348k incl. VAT | 11 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of specialist recruitment services East Midlands | South Holland District Council | £336k incl. VAT | 21 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Supply of interim Enforcement Team Leader East Midlands | Derbyshire Dales District Council | £324k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Temporary Staffing Supply East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council | £360k incl. VAT | 11 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| TD2330 - Security Services East Midlands | Derby City Council | £11m | 31 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of Consultancy for Fire Investigations East Midlands | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | £367k incl. VAT | 26 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| EMMS Marketing East Midlands | Lincolnshire County Council | £194k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Security service for multiple NNC properties East Midlands | North Northamptonshire Council | £356k | 10 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Temporary Recruitment - Senior Planning Officer East Midlands | East Lindsey District Council | £98k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| UK7 - Typhoon Future Support Legal Support East Midlands | Ministry of Defence | £450k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Design Consultancy East Midlands | VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED | £250k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| SE1284 Sport Structures East Midlands | Sport England | £73k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Security Service Across Multiple NNC Properties East Midlands | North Northamptonshire Council | £371k | 10 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| 1 East Midlands | Leicester City Council | £166k | 29 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| One Council Operating Model Transformation East Midlands | Derbyshire County Council | £5.0m | 01 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| GLCCA Brownfield Site Assessments East Midlands | Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority | £160k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| SE1255 Active Environments Strategic Outcome Planning Guidance East Midlands | Sport England | £78k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| North Northamptonshire Council - Kettering CCTV Operations East Midlands | North Northamptonshire Council | £215k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| DTIC055 - ZenWorks Licences East Midlands | West Northamptonshire Council | £2.8m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Evaluation Resources East Midlands | SCAPE GROUP LIMITED | £140k | 08 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Patient S117 assessments East Midlands | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | £104k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Legal Services East Midlands | University of Lincoln | £100k incl. VAT | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Temporary Staff East Midlands | High Peak Borough Council | £117k | 15 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Printing and Mailing of Garden Waste Letters and Bin Stickers East Midlands | North Northamptonshire Council | £97k | 28 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| ENQ1401 - Legal Services - Duckworth Square East Midlands | Derby City Council | £95k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| 2016 NICOR Java Developer for NHS Arden & GEM CSU East Midlands | NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit | £92k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
148 more in this view
The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
Business services, legal, HR and marketing in other regions
Other sectors in East Midlands
Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.