RIG Locums

What RIG Locums does

RIG Locums is a UK specialist medical recruitment agency focused on placing locum doctors into NHS hospitals and private healthcare facilities. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Bromley, the company operates under a transactional placement-fee revenue model, sourcing and placing qualified medical professionals at SHO, middle grade, and consultant levels across more than 60 medical specialties including A&E, Anaesthetics, Dermatology, Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology, and Paediatrics. Following its 2017 acquisition by Cpl Resources, the business trades as Cpl UK Healthcare while retaining the RIG Locums brand identity.

The company's technology layer consists of three core products: the RIG Locums Search mobile application (available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Kindle Fire) which provides job search, instant mobile alerts, availability calendar management, and LinkedIn social sign-in; an online timesheet portal that digitizes hours capture and accelerates payment processing for placed doctors; and video interviewing technology offered through its sister brand RIG Healthcare International to support overseas doctors relocating to the UK. Revalidation and annual appraisal services are delivered through a partnership with MEDSU, with RIG Locums operating as an official GMC designated body. Day rates for placements range from approximately £70–120/hour for PAYE emergency medicine and immunology roles to £1,800–£2,200 per day for consultant dermatologists under Ltd company arrangements.

Distribution is anchored on NHS framework membership across Healthtrust Europe (HEC-Z97), Crown Commercial Service (RM1570), and NHS Employers, enabling compliant public-sector procurement by NHS trusts. The company is led by Managing Director Rob Bryan, employs 11–50 staff, and supplements its UK NHS focus with private hospital engagements, international doctor recruitment, and adjacent allied health professional placements via sister brand RIG Healthcare. Marketing channels include a job-board-driven website, active LinkedIn/Facebook/Twitter presence, a candidate referral scheme paying up to £300 in Amazon vouchers, and outreach at international medical recruitment events.

Name

RIG Locums

Legal name

RIG Locums Ltd

Website

https://riglocums.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RIG Locums is a UK specialist recruitment agency placing locum and permanent doctors across 60+ medical specialties into NHS hospitals and private healthcare facilities, operating as Cpl UK Healthcare following its 2017 acquisition by Cpl Resources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Staffing Recruitment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Locum doctor recruitment
• Medical staffing services
• NHS framework supplier
• Healthcare recruitment agency
• Specialist physician placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Placement/Recruitment Fees: RIG Locums earns revenue by placing locum doctors into NHS and private healthcare facilities. The company acts as an intermediary, charging healthcare providers for sourcing and placing qualified medical professionals into temporary (locum), fixed-term, and permanent roles. Payment structures include both limited company (Ltd) day rates and PAYE arrangements, with doctors paid at NHS framework rates or market rates depending on the role.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RIG Locums is a specialist medical recruitment agency that sources and places locum and permanent doctors into NHS hospitals and private healthcare facilities across the UK. The company places consultants, middle grade, and SHO-level doctors across 60+ medical specialties, structuring engagements as locum, fixed-term, or permanent roles paid via Ltd company day rates or PAYE at NHS framework or market rates. Supporting products include a mobile app for job discovery, an online timesheet portal for payroll, international doctor onboarding services, and revalidation/appraisal support via the MEDSU partnership.

Product overview

RIG Locums is a specialist medical recruitment agency (now trading as Cpl UK Healthcare following 2017 acquisition by Cpl Resources) providing locum and permanent doctor placement services across NHS hospitals throughout the UK. The core offering is connecting specialist locum doctors at consultant, middle grade, and SHO levels with hospitals needing temporary staffing across over 60 medical specialties. The service is supported by technology products including the RIG Locums Search mobile app (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Kindle Fire) for job discovery and applications, an online timesheet portal for payroll management, and revalidation/appraisal services through MEDSU partnership. The company also provides dedicated services for international doctors seeking UK placements and senior-level career locum appointments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Locum Doctor Recruitment Services Specialist recruitment service placing locum doctors at consultant, middle grade, and SHO levels into NHS hospitals and private healthcare facilities across the UK, covering over 60 medical specialties including A&E, Anaesthetics, Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology, and Paediatrics. Engagements are structured as locum, fixed-term, or permanent roles paid via Ltd company day rates or PAYE at NHS framework or market rates.
• Permanent Doctor Placements Permanent recruitment service placing doctors in permanent positions across NHS trusts, complementing the locum staffing business, with dedicated consultants for international and senior-level appointments.
• RIG Locums Search Mobile App Free mobile application available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Kindle Fire that enables doctors to browse, save, share, and apply for locum jobs on the go, with features including LinkedIn social sign-in, keyword/specialty/location search, instant mobile job alerts, and availability calendar sharing.
• Online Timesheet Portal Web-based portal enabling doctors to input work hours, print timesheets, and manage submission for payroll processing, with faster payment turnaround compared to paper-based methods.
• International Doctors Support Services Comprehensive support services for overseas doctors seeking UK placements, including guidance on GMC registration, visa requirements, NHS transition, travel and accommodation advice, and video interviewing technology through sister brand RIG Healthcare International.
• Revalidation and Appraisal Services Partnership with MEDSU providing GMC revalidation and annual appraisal services for locum doctors, including online appraisal systems, responsible officer services, and supporting evidence portfolio management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14+ years of experience placing specialist locum doctors in NHS hospitals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MEDSUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRIG Locums has partnered with MEDSU, a leading revalidation and appraisal body, to support locum doctors through the GMC revalidation process. RIG Locums is an official GMC 'designated body' and organises revalidation on behalf of doctors through this partnership. MEDSU provides online appraisals, a not-for-profit governance service, and a community of Responsible Officers and Medical Appraisers. The partnership also includes a patient and colleague 360 feedback system at no extra cost.
• NHS Framework BodiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRIG Locums holds framework agreements with three key NHS procurement bodies: Healthtrust Europe (Framework reference: HEC-Z97, with 10-year legacy across Midlands and London), Crown Commercial Service (Framework reference: RM1570), and NHS Employers. These framework agreements are critical enablers of the company's business, allowing NHS trusts to procure locum doctor services through compliant public sector procurement routes.
• Cpl Resources (Parent Company)coreOthersRIG Locums Limited trades as Cpl UK Healthcare following its acquisition by Cpl Resources in 2017. Cpl Resources is a larger recruitment group under which RIG Locums now operates as a healthcare-specialist division.
• RIG Healthcare International (Sister Brand)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRIG Healthcare International is a sister brand serving international doctors seeking permanent positions in the UK. The brand offers video interviewing technology and additional support services for overseas doctors relocating to the UK, complementing RIG Locums' locum-focused offerings.
• RIG Healthcare (Sister Brand)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRIG Healthcare is a sister brand recruiting Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, Speech Therapists, Radiographers, Sonographers, Cardiac Physiologists, and Nurses. A referral scheme encourages cross-brand candidate referrals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Reed Specialist Recruitment: Large UK-wide generalist recruitment firm with a dedicated healthcare division supplying locum and permanent doctors, nurses, and allied health staff to NHS trusts. Comparable service offering but operates across many sectors beyond healthcare.

Others

• Cpl Resources: Parent company of RIG Locums since the 2017 acquisition. An international recruitment group with healthcare and broader staffing operations; comparable as the strategic acquirer and provider of group-level infrastructure to RIG Locums.

Direct peers

• Pertemps Medical: UK division of Pertemps Network Group focused on medical recruitment, including locum doctors for NHS trusts. Comparable to RIG Locums in NHS-focused doctor placement, with the backing of a larger parent network.
• Medacs Healthcare: Global healthcare staffing provider with a significant UK locum doctor placement business into NHS trusts. Comparable to RIG Locums in core locum doctor placement model and NHS customer base, though materially larger in scale.
• Chase Medical: UK healthcare recruiter specialising in primary care and GP staffing, placing locum and permanent GPs into NHS settings. Comparable to RIG Locums in NHS-focused doctor placement, though more concentrated in primary care.
• ProMedical: UK specialist medical recruitment agency placing locum and permanent doctors into NHS trusts across multiple specialties. Comparable in size, NHS focus, and specialty coverage.
• Athona Recruitment: UK specialist healthcare recruiter placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals into NHS and private settings. Directly comparable on doctor locum and permanent placement services.
• ID Medical: One of the UK's largest specialist locum doctor and healthcare staffing agencies, placing doctors into NHS trusts across a broad range of specialties. Directly comparable to RIG Locums in target customer (NHS), candidate pool (locum doctors), and service offering.
• HCL Permanent: UK healthcare recruiter supplying doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals on locum and permanent bases to NHS and private clients. Directly comparable in healthcare staffing model.
• Holt Doctors: UK-based specialist locum doctor recruitment agency supplying NHS trusts and private hospitals with doctors across multiple specialties. Closely mirrors RIG Locums' specialty-focused, NHS-centric model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/riglocums
• YouTubeyoutube.com/embed/9h0w13lcsD8
• Facebookfacebook.com/rig.locums
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rig-locums-limited

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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