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# Starfish Search Limited

Public sector contracts won, from published award notices

SME[Companies House 11528899](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11528899)

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Contracts won

26

since 1 Mar 2021

Total awarded

£1,758,769

where values were published

Buyers

19

public bodies

Latest win

2 Sept 2026

##  Contracts ending soon

Contracts ending in the next 18 months. Buyers usually re-tender before the end date, so these are openings for competitors.

- [Specialist Recruitment Consultants fo Director of Adult Social Services](https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/d7acc439-f740-4a8a-8f52-8dfb3cbd75cb)From the council contract register

    [Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rochdale-metropolitan-borough-council)

    £30,857

    Ends 30 Nov 2026
- [Executive Recruitment Framework - S &amp; R/2023/134\*](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbc-f348-7210-8730-b66a64ac2443/executive-recruitment-framework-s-r2023134)[Stoke-on-Trent City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    Ends 7 Dec 2026
- [C0134 Central Recruitment Contract](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1e-038b-7081-8c91-d456f8d9081e/c0134-central-recruitment-contract)[The National Lottery Community Fund](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-national-lottery-community-fund)

    £800,000

    Ends 31 May 2027
- [Provision of Executive Search and Interim Recruitment Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-8f38-71a4-8861-2eff06bc1f28/provision-of-executive-search-and-interim-recruitment-services)[North East Lincolnshire Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-east-lincolnshire-borough-council)

    £50,000

    Ends 1 Sept 2027

##  Recent contract awards

- [31/05/2027](https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/finance/contracts-register)From the council contract register

    [North Northamptonshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-northamptonshire-council)

    Value not published
- [Provision of Executive Search and Interim Recruitment Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-8f38-71a4-8861-2eff06bc1f28/provision-of-executive-search-and-interim-recruitment-services)[North East Lincolnshire Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-east-lincolnshire-borough-council)

    £50,000

    2 Sept 2026
- [Specialist Recruitment Consultants fo Director of Adult Social Services](https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/d7acc439-f740-4a8a-8f52-8dfb3cbd75cb)From the council contract register

    [Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rochdale-metropolitan-borough-council)

    £30,857

    13 May 2026
- [C0134 Central Recruitment Contract](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1e-038b-7081-8c91-d456f8d9081e/c0134-central-recruitment-contract)[The National Lottery Community Fund](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-national-lottery-community-fund)

    £800,000

    1 May 2026
- [Connect2Framework For Social and Healthcare](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd7-8b6a-72b1-881d-de8923bb852d/connect2framework-for-social-and-healthcare)[Commercial Services Kent Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/commercial-services-kent-limited)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    21 Apr 2026
- [Connect2Framework for The Supply of Professional Operational Support Interim Workers](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd7-8dae-70ee-89e7-c17fa9d0faa0/connect2framework-for-the-supply-of-professional-operational-support-interim-wor)[Commercial Services Kent Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/commercial-services-kent-limited)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    31 Mar 2026
- [Connect2Framework For Legal Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd7-89b5-73a5-9cc3-2026086fe978/connect2framework-for-legal-services)[Commercial Services Kent Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/commercial-services-kent-limited)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    30 Mar 2026
- [Recruitment Consultancy Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d08-f7b0-7363-b8b4-fd6d969b4859/recruitment-consultancy-services)[General Pharmaceutical Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/general-pharmaceutical-council)

    £200,000

    27 Oct 2025
- [Executive Search Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbf-9179-73b5-adfb-8ce9bee11b38/executive-search-services)[The National Archives](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-national-archives)

    £17,000

    11 Jul 2025
- [Engagement of Interim Deputy Director of Adult Social Care](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc9-7e6d-70ed-9e1b-d793510641d1/engagement-of-interim-deputy-director-of-adult-social-care)[Portsmouth City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/portsmouth-city-council)

    £54,692

    13 Jun 2025
- [Central Contract for Specialist Recruitment](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfd-9961-71f3-8b07-864f1be1c9d1/central-contract-for-specialist-recruitment)[The National Lottery Community Fund](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-national-lottery-community-fund)

    £200,000

    28 Apr 2025
- [Recruitment for Head of Digital Delivery](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf9-c09b-739f-bc92-ed148010f514/recruitment-for-head-of-digital-delivery)[London Borough of Enfield](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-enfield)

    £9,000

    4 Nov 2024
- [Senior Leaders Recruitment](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ce5-5814-737c-94c6-9ec4615c5517/senior-leaders-recruitment)[Southampton City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southampton-city-council)

    Value not published

    22 Oct 2024
- [Assistant Director Search &amp; Select](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cd6-9dad-7289-a7ca-67b25dbbfa61/assistant-director-search-select)[Leicestershire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council)

    £18,000

    16 Sept 2024
- [COV - 20379 - Continued duties for Interim Head of Internal Communications](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ce6-32fb-73a3-b7a2-1df228377591/cov-20379-continued-duties-for-interim-head-of-internal-communications)[Coventry City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/coventry-city-council)

    £32,500

    30 Aug 2024

## Companies House

StatusActive

Incorporated21 Aug 2018 (8 yrs)

AccountsFull

IndustryOther activities of employment placement agencies

[View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11528899)## Who they win from

- [London Borough of Enfield3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-enfield)
- [Commercial Services Kent Limited3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/commercial-services-kent-limited)
- [The National Lottery Community Fund2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-national-lottery-community-fund)
- [Coventry City Council2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/coventry-city-council)
- [North Northamptonshire Council2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-northamptonshire-council)
- [General Pharmaceutical Council1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/general-pharmaceutical-council)
- [West Northamptonshire Council1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council)
- [Portsmouth City Council1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/portsmouth-city-council)

## Bids named on award notices

Bid for 5 contracts: won 3, lost 2.

- [Lost: Government Commercial Agency](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-87cf-71a3-a7d0-40176c426e1a)9 Sept 2026
- [Lost: London Borough of Waltham Forest](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcc-3242-7081-b6cd-36ea8300e288)21 Aug 2026

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

## Paid by (last 12 months)

- [London Borough of Wandsworth](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-wandsworth)£425,609
- [Blackpool Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/blackpool-borough-council)£168,469
- [City of Westminster](https://tendernation.io/buyers/city-of-westminster)£160,300
- [Chorley Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/chorley-borough-council)£59,974
- [Babergh District Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/babergh-district-council)£56,444
- [Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rochdale-metropolitan-borough-council)£18,000
- [Salford City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/salford-city-council)£15,500
- [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/buckinghamshire-council)£11,375

From councils' published spending over £500.

## What they win

- [Business services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)20
- [Other community &amp; personal services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/community-personal-services)1

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