Business services, legal, HR and marketing contracts expiring in London: 908 worth £3.5bn
Public sector business services, legal, hr and marketing contracts held by buyers in London 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
- Provision of Services in relation to Independent Living Review 2026London Borough of LewishamEnds 08 Nov 2026, £31k
What this market looks like
908 business services, legal, hr and marketing contracts in London carry a published end date, worth £3.5bn between them. They are held across 196 buyers, and the typical one is worth £88k.
591 of them expire within twelve months, and 260 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 65% of this market back in play inside a year.
923 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 2% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
60 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 British Council (48), NHS England (31), Department for Business & Trade (30).
The contracts here are most often held by HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED (9), LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (7), SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED (6).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exams venue in Aktau London | British Council | £34m | 31 Jan 2028 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Event Management Governance Project Bangladesh London | British Council | £47m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Hard FM Services South - Cluster Transparency Notice London | Ministry of Justice | £36m | 31 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Hard FM Services North - Cluster London | Ministry of Justice | £27m | 31 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Business Design and Data, Business Change and Training Services for the Command and Control Refinement and Deployment Phase London | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | £23m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Young Futures Hubs and Transformation programme: Delivery partner London | Department for Culture, Media & Sport | £7.6m | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Cleaning Services London | LUPC | £32m | 21 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Study UK Education Week & Alumni UK Connect series London | British Council | £1.6bn incl. VAT | 28 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| LOT-0002. Classroom Teaching (i.e. permanent and FTC) London | HARRIS FEDERATION | £28m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Exams venue - Shymkent London | British Council | £108m | 11 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| EU_894 - HUN HR Services London | British Council | £79m incl. VAT | 29 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| LOT-0005. Administration & Operational London | HARRIS FEDERATION | £13m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| LOT-0001. Education Leadership London | HARRIS FEDERATION | £12m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| NHS Notify Print and Fulfilment Services (Lot 1: High volume business as usual) London | NHS England | £200m | 07 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| NHS Notify Print and Fulfilment Services (Lot 2: Medium volume BAU and campaign) London | NHS England | £110m | 07 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Media Services London | Home Office | £9.9m | 15 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Home Office Media Services 2026 London | Home Office | £9.9m | 13 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions London | NHS England | £3.0m | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 2. Asset Management Services London | Pension Protection Fund | £8.0m | 31 Jan 2028 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Interim Corporate Services to NHS Online London | NHS England | £4.4m | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| LOT-0008. Finance & Audit London | HARRIS FEDERATION | £7.2m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| LOT-0010. Estates London | HARRIS FEDERATION | £6.8m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| NHS Notify Print and Fulfilment Services (Lot 3: Medium volume BAU and campaign) London | NHS England | £75m | 07 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) Subscription Fees 26-27 onwards to support TfL SHE Team & Elizabeth Line London | Transport for London | £1.4m | 09 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| LOT-0006. Digital, Data and Technology London | HARRIS FEDERATION | £6.4m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| LOT-0007. Corporate London | HARRIS FEDERATION | £5.6m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| International Recruitment and Clinical Training of Fragile Professions London | NHS England | £2.0m | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| LOT-0009. Human Resources London | HARRIS FEDERATION | £5.2m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| PCS National Assurance for Primary Care Contractor 2026-27 London | NHS England | £17m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Framework for Permanent, Interim and Recruitment Marketing Solutions London | London Borough of Waltham Forest | £50m | 28 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Global Media & Marketing Services Ecosystem (Media, Performance & Creative Services) London | BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) | £150m incl. VAT | 22 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Dental Exemption Checking Service (DECS) 2025/2026 London | NHS England | £15m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Prescription Exemption Checking Services (PECS) 2026/2027 London | NHS England | £15m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Dental Exemption Checking Service (DECS) 2026/2027 London | NHS England | £15m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| ICHT- Reed Managed Bank Services London | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | £2.2m | 30 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Minerva Programme Work Package 7 - FM Asset Data Services & Property Technology London | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | £995k | 02 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 4. Executive Search London | National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation | £2.8m | 30 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Dental exemption checking service 2026/2027 London | NHS England | £7.7m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Prescription Exemption Checking Service (PECS) 2026/2027 London | NHS England | £7.5m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Affiliate agreement for TfL Health and Safety London | Transport for London | £693k | 09 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
868 more in this view
The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
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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.