New framework agreement also covers the recruitment and selection of permanent IT staff.
HeadFirst Group has won the European tender for the hiring of temporary staff and the recruitment and selection of permanent staff issued by Bureau Informatie Diensten Nederland (BIDN). The four-year framework agreement, which takes effect on April 1, 2026, marks both a continuation and a significant expansion of the partnership that has existed since 2017, when BIDN was still operating under the name Stichting Inlichtingenbureau.
BIDN plays a crucial role in the Dutch social sector. The organization makes data from sources such as the UWV, the Tax and Customs Administration, and the RDW accessible and enriches it, providing this information as reliable indicators to municipalities so that they can carefully carry out their statutory duties under laws such as the Participation Act, the Youth Act, and the Social Support Act. This requires partners who can not only quickly provide the right professionals but who also work with processes suited to an environment where data security, legality, and continuity are non-negotiable.
Continuity in a sensitive data landscape
For the temporary deployment of IT professionals, BIDN continues to collaborate with HeadFirst, the staffing division within the HeadFirst Group. Thanks to a large network of vetted IT specialists, combined with real-time market data, availability information, and automated compliance checks, HeadFirst can continuously provide BIDN with professionals who are suited to a highly secure and data-driven work environment.
The process - from intake and selection to screening, compliance checks, and complete file creation in the Striive platform - directly addresses BIDN’s need for predictability, transparency, and risk management in the hiring chain.
Expansion into permanent IT recruitment
A new feature of this agreement is that BIDN has also opted for the structural reinforcement of permanent IT capacity. This service is provided by Sterksen and StarApple, both specialized recruitment brands within the HeadFirst Group. This expansion aligns with BIDN’s desire to build sustainable expertise, fill critical roles with stable staff, and attract scarce profiles—such as data specialists, Azure engineers, developers, and security experts—in a timely manner.
Sterksen and StarApple combine their deep domain expertise with a data-driven recruitment approach, assessments, talent pools, and Value Engineering improvement cycles, giving BIDN continuous insight into feasibility, lead times, market developments, and cost optimization. This approach ensures an increasingly streamlined and efficient process throughout the collaboration.
Trust, Impact, and Continuous Improvement
With HeadFirst, Sterksen, and StarApple, HeadFirst Group brings together three complementary specialties that collectively form a fully integrated staffing and recruitment chain, enabling BIDN to rely on a single partner for temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, and strategic capacity planning—both in the short and long term. This pooling of expertise ensures that BIDN maintains access to a reliable, predictable flow of professionals in a tight labor market, supplemented by data-driven insights, stable teams, legal certainty, and short lines of communication.
According to Agbor Eyongakpa, Account Manager at HeadFirst Group, this underscores the impact of the partnership: “The information BIDN provides directly impacts the well-being of citizens. Municipalities can only provide effective support when the underlying data is accurate, secure, and available on time. The fact that we have once again been entrusted to provide professionals who contribute to that responsibility speaks volumes about our partnership. For us, this is not just an extension, but an opportunity to support BIDN even more strongly—with predictability, data-driven insights, and the assurance that every professional is fully compliant and carefully selected from the start. BIDN must be able to rely on the right people at the right time, and that is exactly what we continue to deliver.”
About HeadFirst Group
HeadFirst Group is a leading international HR tech service provider and the largest platform for professionals in the Benelux region, operating in fifteen European countries. The organization offers a wide range of HR solutions, including Managed Service Provision, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, intermediary services (matchmaking, contracting), and HR consulting. More than 35,000 professionals work for over 500 clients across Europe, generating an annual turnover of more than 2.6 billion euros for HeadFirst Group. HeadFirst Group’s key brands include the MSP (including intermediary services) label HeadFirst, recruitment specialist Sterksen, IT talent sourcer StarApple, and the Belgian HR tech company ProUnity.
Note to the Editor
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