Provision of Recruitment Agency Services

THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITEDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06ce2dProcurement Act 2023SME suitableactive

Estimated value

£700k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

5

0 awarded

Published

17 Jul 2026

Deadline 12 Aug 2026

Description

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries and sets the UK's Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes. As the Competent Authority for audit in the UK, we set auditing and ethical standards and monitor and enforce audit quality. The FRC seeks to appoint recruitment agencies to provide: • Permanent recruitment services; • Fixed term contract recruitment services; • Occasional interim recruitment services. There are five Lot's under the (proposed) Framework Agreement. The FRC intends to award up to five suppliers per Lot. The framework will run for a maximum of four years. The estimated value is £700,000 (plus VAT) over the four year duration across ALL the five Lots. Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.

Scope

Reference
FRC2026-052
Total value
£700,000 excluding VAT
£840,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
18 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2028
Possible extension to 18 Oct 2030

Initial Term is 24 months with the option to extend up to a further 24 months.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79600000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Candidate Process and ManagementPlease see ITTquality1.00%
Recruitment Experience (Technical / Transferable Skills)Please see ITTquality2.00%
Employer PropositionPlease see ITTquality3.00%
Recruitment Process(es)Please see ITTquality4.00%
FeesPlease see ITTcost5.00%
Account Management and Value-Added InitiativesPlease see ITTquality6.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
27 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
Further information on FRC can be found https://www.frc.org.uk/ PLEASE REFER TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR FULL DETAILS INCLUDING HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR TENDER IMPORTANT: • Please register your interest (and raise any tender queries) by emailing the FRC's procurement team - procurement@frc.org.uk • The FRC will share all tender queries and answers with those that have registered. • Your tender submission must be submitted within the deadline by email to procurement@frc.org.uk
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Lots · 5 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Actuarial£700kactive
2Audit & Accountancy£700kactive
3Legal£700kactive
4Forensic Accountants£700kactive
5All Jobs£700kactive