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# Acorn Recruitment Ltd

Public sector contracts won, from published award notices

Large business[Companies House 03358533](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03358533)

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Contracts won

23

since 18 Oct 2006

Total awarded

£817,377

where values were published

Buyers

18

public bodies

Latest win

22 Jul 2026

##  Recent contract awards

- [Executive &amp; Non-Executive Search 3](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-87cf-71a3-a7d0-40176c426e1a/executive-non-executive-search-3)[Government Commercial Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/government-commercial-agency)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    22 Jul 2026
- [Recruitment Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-8c2d-707e-9763-15473142597a/recruitment-services)[Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southern-universities-purchasing-consortium-supc)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    1 Oct 2025
- [Recruitment Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-8c2d-707e-9763-15473142597a/recruitment-services)[Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southern-universities-purchasing-consortium-supc)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    1 Oct 2025
- [Recruitment Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-8c2d-707e-9763-15473142597a/recruitment-services)[Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southern-universities-purchasing-consortium-supc)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    1 Oct 2025
- [Recruitment Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-8c2d-707e-9763-15473142597a/recruitment-services)[Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southern-universities-purchasing-consortium-supc)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    1 Oct 2025
- [Permanent Recruitment Services - Acorn](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb5-4d44-7349-a7b5-5825266eae1f/permanent-recruitment-services-acorn)[Intellectual PropertyOffice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/intellectual-propertyoffice)

    £50,000

    10 Jul 2023
- [Information Centre Advisor](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc7-9717-72fc-bccf-33b1ac78413a/information-centre-advisor)[Intellectual Property Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/intellectual-property-office)

    £33,583

    23 Dec 2022
- [YAS 129 IUC Recruitment Acorn Recruitment Ltd.](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c8b-1756-7084-ab4e-22f90b7d3dce/yas-129-iuc-recruitment-acorn-recruitment-ltd)[Yorkshire Ambulance Service](https://tendernation.io/buyers/yorkshire-ambulance-service)

    £90,641

    18 Oct 2022
- [Provision of temporary workers](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca4-49e8-709d-b20e-11a9ba0ed7ab/provision-of-temporary-workers)[National Institute For Health And Care Excellence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    31 Mar 2022
- [Dorset Highways Contractor Resource (Labour Top – Up) Framework](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b81-76d3-727e-bdb5-aa5796a8d648/dorset-highways-contractor-resource-labour-top-up-framework)[Dorset Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dorset-council)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    8 Dec 2020
- [Dorset Highways Contractor Resource (Labour Top – Up) Framework](http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:035048-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML)[Dorset Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dorset-council)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    14 Aug 2020
- [Recruitment Preferred Supplier List](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5a-e836-7335-bc12-047b8f5a546f/recruitment-preferred-supplier-list)[Ordnance Survey Ltd](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ordnance-survey-ltd)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    13 Aug 2020
- [EHRC 1920-11 A0247 Senior Associate-Compliance Wales](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c62-93db-719d-afc6-92e7caa60707/ehrc-1920-11-a0247-senior-associate-compliance-wales)[Equality and Human Rights Commission](https://tendernation.io/buyers/equality-and-human-rights-commission)

    Value not published

    15 Jan 2020
- [Recruitment Preferred Supplier List](http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:555067-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML)[Ordnance Survey Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ordnance-survey-limited)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    4 Nov 2019
- [SO14025 Service Deliver Manager](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c37-3a14-73cf-9edf-e530294f8a76/so14025-service-deliver-manager)[Crown Commercial Service](https://tendernation.io/buyers/crown-commercial-service)

    £313,157

    3 Nov 2017

## Companies House

StatusActive

Incorporated23 Apr 1997 (29 yrs)

AccountsFull

IndustryTemporary employment agency activities

[View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03358533)## Who they win from

- [Crown Commercial Service3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/crown-commercial-service)
- [Intellectual Property Office3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/intellectual-property-office)
- [Dorset Council2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dorset-council)
- [Yorkshire Ambulance Service1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/yorkshire-ambulance-service)
- [Intellectual PropertyOffice1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/intellectual-propertyoffice)
- [Government Commercial Agency1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/government-commercial-agency)
- [Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southern-universities-purchasing-consortium-supc)
- [National Institute For Health And Care Excellence1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence)

## How fast they pay suppliers

23 days on average (previously 24)

67% of invoices paid within 30 days · 0% after 60 days · 0% not paid within agreed terms

[Report for 31 Dec 2025 (GOV.UK)](https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/report/107993)## Bids named on award notices

Bid for 10 contracts: won 10, lost 0.

Award notices have listed every bidder only since the Procurement Act (February 2025).

## Paid by (last 12 months)

- [Forestry Commission](https://tendernation.io/buyers/forestry-commission)£65,705

From councils' published spending over £500.

## On government frameworks

- [Non Clinical Staffing](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6277)RM6277 · ends 24 Apr 2027
- [Executive &amp; Non-Executive Search 3](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6394)RM6394 · ends 2 Aug 2029

## What they win

- [Business services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)18
- [Construction work](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work)2
- [IT services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services)1
- [Education &amp; training](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training)1

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