Inploi wins G-Cloud 15 place for public sector hiring

Inploi has been selected for the Government's G-Cloud 15 framework, making its recruitment platform available to public sector organisations through the Crown Commercial Service.

The framework gives public bodies access to pre-approved cloud services, allowing central government departments, NHS trusts, local authorities and other organisations to buy technology through an established procurement route.

For inploi, the listing extends its reach in public sector hiring at a time when employers are under pressure to fill roles more efficiently. Its system is designed for large-scale recruitment and can sit alongside existing applicant tracking systems rather than requiring a full replacement.

The platform combines AI-powered candidate engagement, dynamic application journeys, accessible careers sites and analytics. This is intended to help employers manage applications and improve the experience for jobseekers during recruitment.

The business already works with a number of NHS trusts and public sector bodies through The Collaboration, a regional public sector recruitment partnership. Its wider customer base includes Compass Group, GAIL's, wagamama and PureGym.

Since launching its enterprise platform, inploi has supported millions of job applications across more than 70,000 vacancies. That gives a sense of the scale at which the company now operates as it seeks to expand in both public and private sector recruitment.

Public sector focus

The G-Cloud programme is widely used across government to simplify software procurement. Suppliers accepted onto the framework can offer services that public sector buyers can compare and purchase without running a full tender process each time.

That matters for recruitment technology because many public bodies are trying to modernise digital services while working within tight budgets and complex legacy systems. Tools that can be added without extensive replacement projects tend to be easier to assess and deploy.

Matthew de la Hey commented on the selection.

"Public sector organisations are under increasing pressure to hire efficiently while delivering the kind of digital experience candidates now expect. Being selected for G-Cloud 15 makes it significantly easier for organisations to access technology that improves hiring outcomes without replacing the systems they already rely on.

"We've already seen the impact our platform can have across the public sector, and we're looking forward to making those capabilities available to even more organisations through G-Cloud 15. As artificial intelligence continues to reshape talent acquisition, we're investing in enhanced AI capabilities that automate repetitive tasks, engage candidates more intelligently and give talent acquisition teams more time to focus on the conversations that matter, while delivering substantial cost savings for stretched public sector budgets," said Matthew de la Hey, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of inploi.

Recent funding

The framework selection follows a recent period of investment for the London-based company. Earlier this year, inploi secured GBP £3 million in funding led by YFM Equity Partners.

That capital was earmarked for product development, international growth and the rollout of the company's AI-powered Talent Agents. The investment underlined investor interest in software businesses focused on automating parts of recruitment, particularly in sectors with high-volume hiring needs.

Inploi positions itself as an experience layer between candidates and employers' existing recruitment systems. In practice, that means it aims to handle sourcing, screening, communications and scheduling while feeding into the applicant tracking tools organisations already use.

Recruitment software vendors have increasingly focused on the candidate side of the hiring process as employers try to reduce abandoned applications and shorten time to hire. In public sector recruitment, those issues can be particularly acute given the scale of hiring, the range of roles and the constraints of many existing systems.

By joining G-Cloud 15, inploi gains a route into a broad market of public buyers already familiar with the Crown Commercial Service structure. For public bodies, the listing adds another supplier to a framework intended to make technology purchasing less cumbersome.

Inploi says it has already seen demand from NHS trusts and other public sector employers, and its place on the framework formalises access for a wider range of organisations across government.