Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£2.1m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
08 Jul 2026
Description
The FCA is awarding a contract for an Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing(RPO) service. The RPO provider will deliver an end‑to‑end recruitment service, working in partnership with the FCA Early Careers team to manage attraction, assessment, selection, offer and onboarding activity. The RPO will be fundamental to process efficiency, candidate experience and compliance within the FCA’s regulatory environment, supported by strong governance, reporting and continuous improvement. This will be a 3 year contract with an option to extend for an additional 2 years on a 1+1 basis. The estimated total value of the Contract for the initial 3 year term is £1,500,000 including vat. The estimated total value for the full term, inclusive of any extension, is £2,500,000 including vat. Please note, volumes under this contract are not guaranteed.
Scope
- Reference
- C4145
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 01 Sept 2029Possible extension to 01 Sept 2031
The Contract shall be for an initial term of three (3) years, with an option for the Customer to extend the term by up to a further two (2) years, exercisable on a one‑year plus one‑year (1+1) basis
- CPV classifications
- 796000007961000079635000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | — | quality | 70.00% |
| Commercial | — | price | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£2.1m
Award date
01 Jul 2026
Contract start
12 Sept 2026
Contract end
13 Sept 2029