Gibbs Hybrid announced that it has won major contracts across each of its markets. The total value of these four contracts is £50 million over the next five years.

The contract wins range across Poland, Dublin, UK and US, supporting multiple Fortune 500 clients including a bank, a digital technology company, a multinational biopharmaceutical company and a financial services corporation.

No further details were disclosed.

Affinity Workforce, a UK public sector recruitment specialist, announced that it was awarded a place on the new Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Supply Teacher Framework.

The award covers the provision of managed recruitment services for supply teachers and support staff to the education sector, via Lot 2 of the Framework. The framework has been designed to introduce consistent standards for safeguarding and employment checks for supply teachers, while ensuring schools get the best possible value from recruiters.

Nicola McQueen, CEO at Affinity Workforce, commented, "We already have a proven track record of more than 25 years working with schools and Multi Academy Trusts to recruit great teachers. We are delighted to continue to build on this track record, and to leverage our considerable experience in delivering value-added recruitment solutions within other sectors.”

“We're immensely proud that we will be able to support schools, academies and Multi-Academy Trusts to meet the growing challenge of attracting and retaining high-quality staff, freeing up their valuable time to focus on the important business of providing their pupils with a first-class education,” McQueen said.

According to CCS, the deal runs for two years, but may be extended for two possible one-year terms.