CPV 79000000
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security — UK government contracts
2,938
Contracts indexed
£54.7b
Known total value
What UK government contracts fall under CPV 79000000?
Division 79 covers business services — legal, marketing, management consulting, recruitment, printing management, security guarding, cleaning-adjacent facilities services and translation. It is the highest-volume services division and the default code for professional services.
Every tier of the public sector buys here: councils (legal frameworks, agency staff, comms campaigns), NHS (recruitment, interpretation), central government (consultancy via CCS MCF, security via CCS frameworks) and universities.
Tendarix indexes 2,938 contracts in this category from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, each with a plain-English AI summary.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
2,083 contracts worth £20.4b in disclosed value were published for Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (CPV 79000000) in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Recent tenders
CA18543 - Northampton College - Media planning & Buying Services
£250kTRST3090 - Secretariat for UKRLG and PIARC
£415kDesign and Installation of the East Midlands Pavilion at UKREiiF 2027
£130kCA18545 - RFQ 2026/41 - Regeneration and Economic Development Strategy 2027 - 2030
£30kCA18544 - Well-Led Review of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
£50kOut of Home Advertising for Bus Stations and Shelters
£10000kIP Litigation
£150kOut of Home Advertising for Bus Stations and Shelters
£10000kProvision of Reactive and Planned Maintenance - Fire & Intruder Alarms & Access Controls
£140kUKRI-3090 Management and Commercialisation of UKRI-MRC Intellectual Property
£10968kCeredigion - Single Persons Discount and Premium Avoidance Review System
£100kPrint Production Equipment & Associated Licenses
£600kEOI for the Provision of Interim Off-Site Storage of the Priaulx Library Collections
Soft FM Services
£6608kTransport to Employment – Utilising and Promoting the North East of Scotland Sustainable Travel Brand
£100khttps://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
£6000kLived Experience Service – Hull Changing Futures Programme
Legal Advice
£1200kManaged Services for Temporary Agency Resources
£108000kCT1845 Film and Photography Services Framework Agreement
£160kHow to win business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security tenders
Identify the framework that channels your niche — MCF for consultancy, the legal panels, staffing frameworks for recruitment — because direct open tenders are the minority of spend. Interpretation/translation, security guarding and marketing are frequently regional and SME-winnable: evaluations score sector-specific case studies, named account teams and measurable outcomes (fill rates, response times, campaign metrics), so quantify everything.
Frequently asked questions
What does CPV code 79000000 cover?
Division 79 covers business services — legal, marketing, management consulting, recruitment, printing management, security guarding, cleaning-adjacent facilities services and translation. It is the highest-volume services division and the default code for professional services.
How many Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security contracts are published in the UK?
Tendarix has indexed 2938 UK public-sector contracts in this category from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council websites, with a combined known value of £54.7bn. New notices are added daily as buyers publish them.
Who buys Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security in the public sector?
Recent buyers on Tendarix include Innovate UK, UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION, UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED. Every tier of the public sector buys here: councils (legal frameworks, agency staff, comms campaigns), NHS (recruitment, interpretation), central government (consultancy via CCS MCF, security via CCS frameworks) and universities.
How do I win Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security tenders?
Identify the framework that channels your niche — MCF for consultancy, the legal panels, staffing frameworks for recruitment — because direct open tenders are the minority of spend. Interpretation/translation, security guarding and marketing are frequently regional and SME-winnable: evaluations score sector-specific case studies, named account teams and measurable outcomes (fill rates, response times, campaign metrics), so quantify everything.