Business services, legal, HR and marketing contracts expiring in South East England: 326 worth £123m
Public sector business services, legal, hr and marketing contracts held by buyers in South East England 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
- Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 4 - Consultant Design TeamThanet District CouncilEnds 10 Nov 2026, £192k
What this market looks like
326 business services, legal, hr and marketing contracts in South East England carry a published end date, worth £123m between them. They are held across 100 buyers, and the typical one is worth £61k.
219 of them expire within twelve months, and 65 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 67% of this market back in play inside a year.
318 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 3% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
9 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 Oxford City Council (25), THE OPEN UNIVERSITY (19), Portsmouth City Council (14).
The contracts here are most often held by G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED (4), KPMG LLP (3), TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITED (3).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security/Concierge for Medway Temporary Accommodation South East England | Medway Council | £377k | 01 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Oxfordshire Growth Hub Business Support South East England | OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £289k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| STEP Interim Socio-economic Evaluation South East England | UK Fusion Energy Ltd | £450k | 18 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| CN260704 - Provision of CSAS Resource South East England | Kent County Council | £958k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Engagement and Marketing Activities South East England | The University Of Kent | £1.5m | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Supply Staff South East England | GLF SCHOOLS | £1.4m incl. VAT | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Temporary Agency Labour South East England | OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED | £23m incl. VAT | 29 Aug 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Safer Road Users Media South East England | Kent County Council | £720k incl. VAT | 13 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Engagement and Marketing Activities South East England | The University Of Kent | £1.2m incl. VAT | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Medway Health & Wellbeing Survey 2026-27 South East England | Medway Council | £137k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| National Security Vetting South East England | Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) | £750k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Procurement Services - Operations, Indirects & Digital Data Technology (DD&T) South East England | NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED | £7.7m | 24 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lessons South East England | Ministry of Defence | £6.5m | 07 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| B2B Public Relations/CFP/PRO/2025 South East England | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | £947k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Business Case for a Business Rates Retention Scheme for Oxford South East England | Oxford City Council | £370k incl. VAT | 16 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Safer Neighbourhoods 2026 South East England | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | £202k incl. VAT | 08 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Interim Head of Legal Services and Data Monitoring Officer June - Dec 2026 South East England | Dartford Borough Council | £120k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Direct Payment Support Services (AACC) South East England | NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | £303k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| The Provision of External Audit Services South East England | Buckinghamshire New University | £394k | 01 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Specialist Business Support Programme South East England | East Sussex County Council | £170k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Employer of Record Services for International Employees. South East England | ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED | £170k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Customer Journey Mapping Service South East England | The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri) | £162k incl. VAT | 01 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| STA-26013 Provision of Filming and Video Production Services for Graduation South East England | Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | £173k | 28 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Temporary agency recruitment - interim ES Lead South East England | Oxford City Council | £154k incl. VAT | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Consultancy Support and Quantity Surveyor Services for Minor Capital Works South East England | Surrey County Council | £152k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Interim Assistant Director Housing, Wellbeing and Communities South East England | Arun District Council | £141k | 26 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Executive Search Services South East England | Civil Aviation Authority | £173k | 10 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Supply of Temporary Agency Worker South East England | ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED | £135k | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Kent Police Estate Strategy - CCS Framework RM6343 South East England | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent | £127k | 25 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Interim Strategic Regeneration Advisor South East England | New Forest District Council | £135k incl. VAT | 01 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Urgent consultancy support following the Council's Grade 4 Regulator of Social Housing South East England | Gosport Borough Council | £206k | 15 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 4 - Consultant Design Team South East England | Thanet District Council | £192k | 10 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Temporary Staffing South East England | Oxford City Council | £155k incl. VAT | 02 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Wealden Leisure Services Procurement - Legal Support South East England | Wealden District Council | £119k | 01 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Rental of rooms at Open Door South East England | Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | £113k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Children's Commissioning Support South East England | NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | £111k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Agencies Framework South East England | mhs homes group | £5.0m incl. VAT | 31 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Workforce Diagnostic South East England | Isle of Wight Council | £138k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| CN250479 Citizenship Ceremony Photography South East England | Kent County Council | £35k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Specialist Arts Centre Business Planner South East England | Ashford Borough Council | £37k | 26 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
286 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 South East England
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.