Award history
Who won Recruitment & labour hire government contracts in Australia
AskTender holds 24,316 recruitment & labour hire contract awards, spanning February 2013 to August 2026. The disclosed values total $10.9B. (24,256 of 24,316 awards have a published value — the rest were awarded without a disclosed figure.) Across 1,423 suppliers and 186 government buyers. The incumbents, biggest buyers and most recent awards are all below.
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Recruitment & labour hire contracts at a glance
24,316
contracts awarded
$10.9B
disclosed contract value
1,423
suppliers winning work
186
government buyers
The median disclosed recruitment & labour hire contract is $194k. Values shown here exclude Victoria (which does not publish supplier or buyer detail) and any contracts awarded without a disclosed figure.
Who wins recruitment & labour hire government contracts?
The 20 suppliers below account for the largest share of recruitment & labour hire contract spend on record. If you are bidding into this category, these are the incumbents to know.
| Supplier | Contracts | Total value |
|---|---|---|
| Adecco Australia Pty Ltd (Adecco) | 176 | $1.5B |
| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 3,355 | $817.6M |
| Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty Ltd | 1,842 | $341.2M |
| AKKODIS AUSTRALIA TALENT PTY LTD | 341 | $318.9M |
| Talent International (ACT) Pty Ltd | 434 | $288.6M |
| Compas Pty Ltd | 303 | $241.7M |
| DFP RECRUITMENT SERVICE PTY LTD T/A PCA PEOPLE | 916 | $222.1M |
| PAXUS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 357 | $208.0M |
| Peoplebank Australia Ltd | 361 | $207.6M |
| Randstad Pty Ltd | 900 | $196.8M |
| IGNITE LIMITED | 380 | $181.1M |
| Chandler MacLeod | 494 | $179.5M |
| MTP Services Pty Ltd | 244 | $179.4M |
| HiTech Group Australia Ltd | 344 | $163.7M |
| Clicks Recruit (Australia) Pty Ltd | 312 | $159.3M |
| Encore IT Services Pty Ltd | 211 | $152.4M |
| Aurec PTY LTD | 224 | $147.8M |
| Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd | 10 | $135.7M |
| FinXL Professional Services Pty Ltd | 130 | $124.5M |
| The Recruitment Hive | 240 | $118.9M |
Which agencies buy the most recruitment & labour hire?
These government buyers award the most recruitment & labour hire work by disclosed value. They are where the recurring budget sits.
| Buyer | Jurisdiction | Contracts | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Services Australia | Federal | 3,327 | $2.9B |
| Department of Defence | Federal | 401 | $1.5B |
| Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | Federal | 1,482 | $1.1B |
| Department of Health and Aged Care | Federal | 3,398 | $1.0B |
| Bureau of Meteorology | Federal | 1,659 | $532.2M |
| Australian Taxation Office | Federal | 1,158 | $518.1M |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | Federal | 1,430 | $396.7M |
| Australian Digital Health Agency | Federal | 1,013 | $393.1M |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Federal | 485 | $354.6M |
| Department of Social Services | Federal | 199 | $274.4M |
| Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission | Federal | 1,280 | $213.0M |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs | Federal | 1,537 | $197.3M |
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | Federal | 540 | $159.1M |
| Australian Electoral Commission | Federal | 172 | $144.3M |
| NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | Federal | 260 | $86.8M |
Where recruitment & labour hire work is locked in
These buyer–supplier pairs recur across multiple recruitment & labour hire contracts — a sign of a sitting incumbent. Knowing who holds the relationship tells you whether a category is genuinely contestable or effectively spoken for.
| Buyer | Incumbent supplier | Contracts together |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal) | HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 602 |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs (Federal) | HUDSON GLOBAL RESOURCES (AUST) PTY LTD | 472 |
| Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Federal) | HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 380 |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Federal) | HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited | 316 |
| Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal) | HUDSON GLOBAL RESOURCES (AUST) PTY LTD | 262 |
| Services Australia (Federal) | AKKODIS AUSTRALIA TALENT PTY LTD | 241 |
| Australian Taxation Office (Federal) | Clicks Recruit (Australia) Pty Ltd | 230 |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs (Federal) | DFP RECRUITMENT SERVICE PTY LTD T/A PCA PEOPLE | 224 |
Recent recruitment & labour hire contract awards
The most recently published recruitment & labour hire awards across Australia (Victoria excluded). Each shows the winning supplier, the buyer and the disclosed value where one was published.
| Contract | Supplier → Buyer | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hire Services | IGNITE LIMITED → Services Australia | $371k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | Thinkstream → Services Australia | $453k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | Secure Technology Solutions Pty Ltd → Services Australia | $471k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | HELPAR GROUP PTY LTD → Services Australia | $355k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | HiTech Group Australia Ltd → Services Australia | $357k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | ARTERI PTY LTD → Services Australia | $332k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | Charterhouse Recruitment Pty Ltd → Services Australia | $464k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | M & T RESOURCES PTY LTD → Services Australia | $373k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | Devsgroup Pty Ltd → Services Australia | $313k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | INDEX Consultants Pty Ltd → Services Australia | $428k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | QUANTUM ADVISORY SERVICES PTY LTD → Services Australia | $509k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | The Recruitment Hive → Services Australia | $408k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | HELPAR GROUP PTY LTD → Services Australia | $343k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Services | The Recruitment Hive → Services Australia | $435k | August 2026 |
| Chief Medical Officer recruitment services | Gillian Beaumont Recruitment Pty Ltd → Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | $30k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire Project Manager | Whizdom Pty Ltd → Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | $270k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire - SES Band 1 Culture & Safet | HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (AUSTRA Pty Limited → Sport Integrity Australia | $102k | August 2026 |
| Acendre Recruitment Solution | Acendre Pty Ltd → Sport Integrity Australia | $170k | August 2026 |
| Labour Hire | DRAKE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD [448] → Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | $246k | August 2026 |
| Scribe services to support business area recruitment | MCARTHUR (QLD) PTY LTD → Department of Veterans' Affairs | $30k | August 2026 |
Recruitment & labour hire contracts by jurisdiction
Where recruitment & labour hire contracts are awarded across the country. Use this to see which governments run the biggest programs in this category.
| Jurisdiction | Contracts | Disclosed value |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | 24,021 | $10.8B |
| ACT | 149 | $13.4M |
| NT | 124 | $60.0M |
| NSW | 17 | $30.7M |
| WA | 4 | $272k |
| QLD | 1 | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Who wins the most recruitment & labour hire government contracts in Australia?+
Across the 24,316 recruitment & labour hire awards we hold, the largest supplier by disclosed value is Adecco Australia Pty Ltd (Adecco) with 176 contracts. In total 1,423 different suppliers have won recruitment & labour hire work.
How much do Australian governments spend on recruitment & labour hire contracts?+
The 24,316 recruitment & labour hire awards we hold total $10.9B in disclosed value, covering February 2013 to August 2026. Victoria is excluded because it does not publish supplier and buyer detail, and 60 awards were made without a disclosed figure.
How do I find live recruitment & labour hire tenders before they close?+
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Where does this recruitment & labour hire award data come from?+
Every figure on this page is taken from official government contract award notices published by the buying agencies themselves. The data covers February 2013 to August 2026 across all Australian jurisdictions except Victoria.
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