Provision of Recruitment Agency Services
Estimated value
£700k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
5
Published
17 Jul 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 VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 18 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2028Possible 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 KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate Process and Management | Please see ITT | quality | 1.00% |
| Recruitment Experience (Technical / Transferable Skills) | Please see ITT | quality | 2.00% |
| Employer Proposition | Please see ITT | quality | 3.00% |
| Recruitment Process(es) | Please see ITT | quality | 4.00% |
| Fees | Please see ITT | cost | 5.00% |
| Account Management and Value-Added Initiatives | Please see ITT | quality | 6.00% |
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.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Actuarial | £700k | active |
| 2 | Audit & Accountancy | £700k | active |
| 3 | Legal | £700k | active |
| 4 | Forensic Accountants | £700k | active |
| 5 | All Jobs | £700k | active |
Total lots
5
Awarded
0
Estimated total
£3.5m
Awarded total
—
Actuarial
Start
18 Oct 2026
End
18 Oct 2028
Estimated
£700k
CPV
Audit & Accountancy
Start
18 Oct 2026
End
18 Oct 2028
Estimated
£700k
CPV
Legal
Start
18 Oct 2026
End
18 Oct 2028
Estimated
£700k
CPV
Forensic Accountants
Start
18 Oct 2026
End
18 Oct 2028
Estimated
£700k
CPV
All Jobs
Start
18 Oct 2026
End
18 Oct 2028
Estimated
£700k
CPV