Home Office pending award: Strategic HR and Recruitment Services

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 12:51.

Opportunity overview

Executive recruitment for PB1 and PB2 As per Lots 2a (Admin,HR & Business Support), 2c (Commercial, Finance, Procurement and Legal) and 2f (IT, Digital, Media and Marketing) of the ESPO 3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services Framework

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £500k
Awarded: 13 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 02018211
Location: LONDON, UKI44, SE1 1DN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-078851
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Compliant Direct Award under ESPO 3S_26

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Home Office
Id: GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PWGC-6513-PQLZ

Address

Street Address: 2 Marsham Street
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1P 4DF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI32

Contact

Email: barsha.gurung1@homeoffice.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-02018211

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02018211

Address

Street Address: The Ministry, 79-81 Borough Road
Locality: LONDON
Postal Code: SE1 1DN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI44

Contact

Email: portals@saxbam.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79610000
Description: Placement services of personnel

Value

Including VAT: 600,000
Amount: 500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02018211
Name: SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 2 Nov 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 2 Nov 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 12+12 months

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097371-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097371-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 11:27
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 23 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

097371-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 11:27
097390-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 11:43

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Home Office has published a pending direct-award transparency notice for executive recruitment services covering PB1 and PB2 roles. The named supplier is SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED. The record does not confirm that a contract has been signed.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusPublished as a Transparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Award document 097371-2026 is described as a Transparency notice and was published on 15 October 2026.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Contract conclusionNot confirmedEvidence: The award is pending and the notice lists a future signature date; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097371-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078851
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 12:51
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Pending award to SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED under ESPO framework 3S_26.

Market significance

A £500,000 net direct award for executive recruitment services, with a stated initial 12-month period and potential extensions of up to a further 24 months.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 500000 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02018211; supplier verification matched company number 02018211 to SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Published as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Award document 097371-2026 is described as a Transparency notice and was published on 15 October 2026.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status 'pending'.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not confirmed

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The award is pending and the notice lists a future signature date; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.

Tender/lot status

96% confidence

Complete

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Tender and lot 1 are each marked 'complete'.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value (net)

99% confidence

£500,000

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Award 1 value amount is 500000 GBP.

Award value (gross)

99% confidence

£600,000

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Award 1 value amountGross is 600000 GBP.

Lot-level value allocation

99% confidence

Not published

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Lot 1 has no value amount in the supplied data.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

90% confidence

14 October 2026

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The supplied award record gives award_date as 2026-10-14.

Transparency notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Document 097371-2026 was published at 2026-10-15T11:27:11+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

23 October 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.

Stated initial contract period

97% confidence

2 November 2026 to 2 November 2027

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The pending award's contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.

Maximum stated extent date

97% confidence

2 November 2029

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The pending award gives maxExtentDate as 2029-11-02.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Executive recruitment for PB1 and PB2

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Procurement description states 'Executive recruitment for PB1 and PB2'.

Framework route

99% confidence

ESPO 3S_26 Strategic HR and Recruitment Services Framework

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The description and direct-award rationale cite ESPO 3S_26.

Referenced framework categories

99% confidence

Lots 2a (Admin, HR & Business Support), 2c (Commercial, Finance, Procurement and Legal), and 2f (IT, Digital, Media and Marketing)

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These framework lots are listed in the procurement description.

CPV classification

99% confidence

79610000 — Placement services of personnel

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Award item 1 carries this CPV classification.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.

Stated rationale

99% confidence

Compliant direct award under ESPO 3S_26

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Tender procurementMethodRationale states this wording.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not published

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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation results or scores are supplied.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Yes

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Award 1 is marked aboveThreshold: true.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

97% confidence

12 months (stated)

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The pending award's stated period runs from 2 November 2026 to 2 November 2027.

Extension mechanism

99% confidence

12 + 12 months

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Award renewal description states '12+12 months'.

Potential maximum duration

94% confidence

Up to 36 months, if both stated extensions are used

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Initial 12-month stated period, '12+12 months' renewal description, and maximum extent date of 2 November 2029.

SME suitability

94% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs

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Lot 1 suitability records sme: true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial route

99% confidence

The requirement is being placed through a stated framework direct-award route rather than an open competition.

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The notice records a direct award under ESPO 3S_26.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

The published £500,000 net and £600,000 gross values apply to award 1; no separate allocation is published within the award.

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Award 1 contains both values, while no lot-level value is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078851
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Home Office

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The buyer party is named Home Office.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is 'Public authority - central government'.

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address is 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified legal company: SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED

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Supplier verification matched GB-COH/company number 02018211 and reports verified status.

Company number

99% confidence

02018211

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Supplier identifier and verification record both give Companies House number 02018211.

Supplier SME status

96% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details record scale: sme.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension outlook

99% confidence

The notice states two possible 12-month extensions; exercise is not confirmed.

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Award hasRenewal is true and renewal description is '12+12 months'.

Estimated latest end date

97% confidence

2 November 2029, if the stated extensions are fully exercised

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The pending award gives a maximum extent date of 2 November 2029.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending status requires caution

99% confidence

This is not evidence of a signed or active contract.

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Award 1 is pending and a future signature date is scheduled.

Limited competition detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid count, tenderer list, award scores or evaluation narrative is included.

Limited commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No pricing breakdown, service volumes or lot-level value is supplied.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title or description.

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The supplied lot record contains null title and description.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
No bid count, evaluation method, scoring, competitor information or detailed award rationale is published.
No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is supplied.
The stated contract dates and extension terms are recorded against a pending award and may not represent a concluded contract.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named in the pending Home Office award?

SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED is the named supplier for award 1.

Has the contract been signed?

Not confirmed. The award is marked pending and the notice gives a scheduled future signature date of 23 October 2026.

What is the stated award value?

The notice gives £500,000 net and £600,000 gross for award 1.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

New Home Office Strategic HR & Recruitment Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Suitability

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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