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Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited

Other activities of employment placement agencies

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Karen Louise Jackson 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. Thomas Mark Lovell 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Richard Post 2009-2017 Director View profile
  4. Nigel Leslie Marsh 2009-2019 Director View profile
  5. Derek George Beal 2009-2010 Director View profile
  6. Joan Edmunds 2009-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

126 contracts · £851,884,238 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Consultancy plus contract R Reed Buyer: City of Doncaster Council £41,297 2026-09-11 CPV 79411000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract to provide ongoing consultancy and development support, strengthening relational public services, embedding learning and advancing Transitional Safeguarding across partners.

  • HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services 2 Buyer: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited £2,500,000 2026-09-09 Source: Find a Tender

    For the past few years, CPC has outsourced the contract management of its HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services framework agreement for various reasons, one of which being capacity internally. We are now looking to bring this framewor…

  • A1329 Buyer: Greater Manchester Police £412,000 2026-08-27 CPV 72200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Consultancy and architectural direction to the implementation of RMS and Datawarehouse replacement. Awarded from the YPO framework 001141. Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.

  • Temporary and Permanent Staffing 2 Framework Buyer: CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED £20,000,000 2026-08-19 Source: Find a Tender

    CPC has created a Framework for the supply of temporary and permanent staffing, across education and also the wider public sector. The purpose of this Framework is to give CPC members a compliant route to market. The collective spending pow…

    Framework
  • CSP26734 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £18,124 2026-08-11 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing.

  • CSP26739 - Real Estate Admin Assistant Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £29,071 2026-08-07 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in a Real Estate Admin Assistant on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277…

  • Local SEND Reform Plan Support Buyer: City of Doncaster Council £39,716 2026-07-31 CPV 79411000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The consultant will provide strategic advice, challenge and programme support to help deliver the SEND Reform Plan in year one, drawing on prior involvement and strong knowledge of local priorities, risks and partnerships.

  • CSP26700 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £24,273 2026-07-29 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing

  • AI Specialist Buyer: The Charity Commission For England And Wales £96,000 2026-07-24 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of an AI Specialist to carry out the following activities: Assessment of the current official guidance Evaluation of suitable AI tools and approaches Development of a series of Prototypes that demonstrate how AI-enabled revie…

  • Business Analyst Support Buyer: HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT CONSTABULARY £49,000 2026-07-19 CPV 72221000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This engagement provides Business Analyst (BA) support to assist the ClearPath programme in reducing demand on frontline officers by improving end-to-end frontline processes across Hampshire & IOW Constabulary. Procured via YPO Managi…

  • CA17369 - South Thames Colleges Group - Supply of Temporary and Permanent Staffing Buyer: South Thames College Group £7,491,039 2026-07-17 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    South Thames Colleges Group requires one supplier to fulfil their Supply of Temporary and Permanent Staffing requirement. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA1…

  • W237777 PMD Executive Recruitment Buyer: NHS Business Services Authority £24,000 2026-07-13 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract is for the provision of a recruitment agency for the recruitment of a Band 9 PMD Director.

  • CSP26669 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £21,713 2026-07-09 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    *** PLEASENOTE THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *** UKRI have a requirement to bring in an administrator on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing Framework.

  • Translation and Transcription Buyer: Ministry of Justice £134,291 2026-07-06 CPV 79530000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Translation and transcription of audio files into written English.

  • CA16828 - York College - ITT to create Framework Agreement for Provision of Temporary Staff Buyer: York College £150,000 2026-07-01 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    York College - ITT to create Framework Agreement for Provision of Temporary Staff Consisting of two Lots: 1-Teaching and LEarning Staff, 2-Admin & Support (Professional) Staff Includes Lots: Lot 1: Teaching and Learning Staff Lot 2: …

  • 2026 ESCR Consultancy Support Buyer: WAKEFIELD COUNCIL £237,736 2026-06-30 CPV 72220000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The contract provides specialist data migration services to support the transfer of data from CareDirector to Mosaic. The supplier is responsible for developing and managing the migration strategy, including data cleansing, ETL/SSIS package…

  • Provision of Permanent Recruitment Agencies - Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd Buyer: Intellectual Property Office £100,000 2026-06-29 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Additional recruitment support (agency) to address ongoing challenges in attracting and securing suitably skilled candidates for specialist and hard to fill roles.

  • CSP26625 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £24,226 2026-06-23 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing.

  • North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Educational Support Services Buyer: North Northamptonshire Council £473,000 2026-06-22 Source: Find a Tender

    These services are intended to support children and young people aged 0 to 25 where the Council has identified a need for additional educational support. This includes those with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), as well as a broad…

    Framework
  • Technical Project Management Buyer: HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT CONSTABULARY £273,108 2026-06-19 CPV 72224000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Technology Enabled Transformation Project Manager to provide hands on delivery management for the CMS and Digital Experience Platform (DXP) implementation workstreams. Procured via YPO - Managing Consultancy and Professional Services - 1…

  • Procurement Consultant Buyer: Gambling Commission £223,402 2026-06-18 CPV 79418000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Procurement Consultancy Services

  • Wheldale Farm and Stansfield Road (Castleford) Regeneration Consultancy Buyer: WAKEFIELD COUNCIL £658,352 2026-06-01 CPV 79415200 Source: Contracts Finder

    Development of proposals and securing planning decisions for the land plots. Assist the Council in realising its land value and strategic objectives for the land. Negotiating with developers and making recommendations to the Council for di…

  • Provision for Specialist Consultants Buyer: Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service £500,000 2026-05-21 CPV 79000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) have an ongoing requirement to engage external specialist expertise to supplement internal workforce capability. This need arises where specific technical knowledge, professional skills, or ad…

  • CSP26483 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £52,054 2026-04-29 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in an administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing.

  • Transformation Porfolio Programme Management Services Buyer: THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE £1,035,535 2026-04-09 CPV 79400000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract was awarded following a mini-competition process completed under the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Managing Consultancy and Professional Services framework ref: 1141. This contract includes options to extend for up to 24 m…

  • GDM monitoring and evaluation Buyer: City of Doncaster Council £310,520 2026-04-02 CPV 79410000 Source: Contracts Finder

    to evaluate GDM that includes the services/methods listed below. CFE will work flexibly, collaboratively and in consultation with Doncaster Council to respond to the evolving requirements of the programme and agree how time should be deploy…

  • Temporary Recruitment Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA £200,000 2026-03-29 CPV 79611000 Source: Contracts Finder

    An agreement is required to cover any temporary recruitment for various positions required across UEA. This includes administrators, catering, personal assistants, reception, IT helpdesk support, Grounds Maintenance, Cleaning staff, Post Ro…

  • Consultancy plus contract Local SEND Reform Plan Consultancy Buyer: City of Doncaster Council £25,964 2026-03-23 Source: Find a Tender

    The project will commission a consultant to support City of Doncaster Council in completing the Local SEND Reform Plan in line with the Department for Education (DfE) national requirements. Over a 12-week period, working three days per week…

    Framework
  • CSP26357 - RM6277 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £22,970 2026-03-19 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** Innovate UK have a requirement to bring in an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing Framework, LOT 2: Corporat…

  • CSP26355 - RM6277 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £29,348 2026-03-19 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** Innovate UK have a requirement to bring in an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing Framework, LOT 2: Corporat…

  • CSP26349 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £21,534 2026-03-18 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice and not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for an Administrator to be brought in on a temporary basis. This has been awarded via a direct award against CCS…

  • CSP26348 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £30,230 2026-03-18 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice and not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for an Administrator to be brought in on a temporary basis. This has been awarded via a direct award against CCS…

  • Interim Procurement capacity for Unify programme. Buyer: Salford City Council £80,000 2026-03-17 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    call off via the AGMA Agency Framework agreement.

  • CSP26331- RM6277 - Invoice Processor Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £8,532 2026-03-06 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***This is an award notice, not a call for competition*** Requirement was sourced via Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6277 Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term staff to provide UK Research and Innovation the temporary provision of…

  • Royal Armouries Waterfront: Early Development Stage Project Support Buyer: Royal Armouries Museum £137,006 2026-02-27 CPV 79411000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of early development phase support services to the Royal Armouries Waterfront Project. This includes establishing project governance, procuring the core delivery and professional teams, preparing procurement documentation and scop…

  • CSP26231 - RM6277 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £48,766 2026-02-19 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing Framework und…

  • CSP26189 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £48,688 2026-02-17 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in an administrator on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical …

  • CSP26212 - RM6277 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £48,766 2026-02-15 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing Framework und…

  • CSP26195 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £34,864 2026-02-12 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice and not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for an Administrator. This has been awarded via a direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing Framewor…

  • CSP26194 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £34,864 2026-02-12 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing.

  • CSP26193 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £34,864 2026-02-12 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in an Administrator. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing.

  • CSP26188 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £48,766 2026-02-10 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in an administrator on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical …

  • CSP25759 - Security Services Oversight and Supercomputer Risk Management Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £178,197 2026-01-22 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    *** This is not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation require Security Services Oversight and Supercomputer Risk Management which has been procured and awarded following a Direct Award via the Managing Consultancy and Prof…

  • CSP26037 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £31,045 2026-01-20 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in an administrator on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical …

  • CSP26036 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £31,045 2026-01-20 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in an administrator on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical …

  • CSP26035 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £31,045 2026-01-20 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in an administrator on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical …

  • CSP26034 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £31,045 2026-01-20 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in an administrator on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical …

  • CSP26033 - Administrator Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £31,045 2026-01-20 CPV 79620000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement to bring in an administrator on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical …

  • Executive Search for Architects from CCS RM6229 Framework Buyer: Defra Commercial £100,000 2026-01-14 CPV 75111100 Source: Contracts Finder

    Executive Search for Architects from CCS RM6229 Framework

  • Project Management services for ACRO division Buyer: HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT CONSTABULARY £521,492 2025-12-31 CPV 71621000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Project Management Consultant required to support ACRO project

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About

What it does
Other activities of employment placement agencies; Temporary employment agency activities
Incorporated
12/05/2009
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is controlled by James Andrew Reed
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Andrew Reed.

51 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

6 grants · £6,294,009 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £6,230,646 (4 grants)
  • Department for Education · £63,362 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £367,2722022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £4,4792022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £5,026,5012021-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £832,3942021-04-01
  • Department for Education £4,9332020-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

5 directors on the board

6.8y median 6.3y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 12Business services 8Education 7Agriculture 1Finance 1Property 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
06903140
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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